Leaning Into The Lion

Leaning into the lion’s mane-

As I sit in my chair I closed my eyes and rested my head to the side and I see a vision in my minds eye of me resting my head on a lion. I am sitting in a beautiful oak forest on a cliff ledge, overlooking a valley surrounded by mountains with a river running thru the middle dividing it. It is autumn. The leaves in oak trees have turned into their autumn colors. Everything is a beautiful golden hue and it is dusk. I look at this majestic lion and he smiles at me with pride. As a father would smile at his child. I look back out over the valley and suddenly I notice I am standing in glorious shining armor. I look and see a sword in my right hand and shield in my left. Suddenly I am aware of my importance. I have been given an assignment. I hear the lion lovingly say in his calm kind voice “Beloved, you are fully equipped.” His low voice is so soft and firm it sounds like a rushing wind. Suddenly an army of soldiers in silver armor appear around me some on horse back and some on foot. They are surrounded by a misty fog. It’s probably early morning. They are all carring spears but I am not. We are marching along a river on a steep embankment. As fast as the soldiers appeared they disappear and I see my two children running around me. Playing and full of laughter. I am not worried about their safety. I am full of joy and purpose. I look ahead and I see the lion waiting for us with those same loving eyes. I look back and the same lion is following close behind us full of patience and loving kindness. I remember the phrase I have been hearing in my head “He goes before us and watches closely‏ behind us” I also hear Isaiah 40:11 “He gently leads those with young.”

– Jessica Young

 

 

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Veteran Of Wars Prophecy

Often after years of conflict soldiers find it hard to live the mundane, in the day to day responsibilities of life; that is why you must look to me who is your source of joy, and I will train you to find fulfillment even in that which seems mundane, or even monotonous, says the Lord. Once you have found this place of rest off  stage, from what has been unrelenting warfare, knowing how to rest in me is paramount in this next phase of your life, that I have planned for you and yours.

These are times where advancement in my kingdom is made. But, too many begin to drift, more so when the waters are still. Missing the purpose for what rest really means, a busy mind can race past moments that are meant to heal and restore you. A place to develop in other realms of accomplishment, that is unattainable in slavery, unfathomable in the wilderness, and elusive in wars. This kind off accomplishment that I want to lead you to, can only be realized with in the established borders

of your inheritance. Which is this great salvation obtained for you through my son! There is no other place, wild or free, that you will find rest for your souls.

Peace can only be found in my Kingdom. Yes you are in this world, yes there is chaos and confusion out there, but am I not a shelter in the time of storms? Did I not say to abide in me? Did I not say to dwell in the secret place of the most high? I am your wall. In all civilizations the state of peace is where the arts flourish, the natural world can testify, only a people at peace, and prospering, with in the walls of a city can pursue the more ornate accomplishments in life. In my name you shall … Silence the storms, the accusations, and mockery, of what should be for you peacefulness of mind, for it will be this place the enemy would seek to taunt you, and debate your good standing with me. My love for you is above all, and for every one of your concerns I have an answer, says the Lord.

It begins with the truth of my Word,  authority in my name, and the power of my blood. These things that you have entered into, this supernatural settlement, where the borders are not only being expanded, but the foundation is run deep, yet here is not your destination, but a place that builds for you a stepping stone you need to erect a platform, to more of where I am taking you.

The oak grows slow, but it is a great tree, tall and strong, it reaches into heavenly realms farther than you could ever dream. There is more that I have for you, and your joy will be full in me, you will not be disappointed with what I have for you, let your heart rest in me for the desire of your heart is being fulfilled before your very eyes in an exceedingly natural way, in the middle of a radical age, spawning torrential storms; still, some processes are so natural that you’re having a hard time connecting the spiritual, and supernatural significance of it all, streamlining you into  your destiny. It is not hindering you. Stay the course, my faithful warrior, and veteran of foreign and strange wars, that the mantle on your life has been the cause of. Above all else remember to live my Kingdom life, I desire to reveal to you, “on earth as it is in heaven” in a world postured against me. Does it not say a table would be set before you in the presence of your enemies? Continue to believe, continue to love, and do not fear. Though they walk you to a place you’re not wanting to go, I am with you. You are in me, I am in you. My Kingdom abides there still. I Am the Fourth man in your fire, I am the secret place of Psalm 91 consider verse 3. No plague … Did not the devout captives of Babylon prosper, even in their captivity? There is no other god before me, I am whom the world should fear, and to me only should any man bow. The fire your enemy sought to destroy you with shall destroy them. I will establish my faithful as Kings and Priests among nations.

… for they shall be called OAKS of RIGHTEOUSNESS the planting of The Lord.

Veteran of wars prophecy, revisited.

The Shattered Rod, Dream

A prophetic dream I had four years ago, I believe is in the landscape of its time now! I published this dream April 10 2016. Who knew that four years later we would be in a battle for our republic, that we are in now?  Read and Pray for America. I believe this dream actually shows us how! 


Dream Key:
 My character represents the “Praying Church”.

I have given you power to tread … LUKE 10:19

In a dream I was taking pictures of the downtown area of a city. representing a snap shot in time of the here and now. It was an older city that had a lot of red brick and beige sand stone trim. One building looked like it could be a state house of some kind, spread out with much landscape and other smaller buildings holding to the larger building’s design. I feel like if I had time I could find this city somewhere, in America. I assumed I was not in the western half of the US but quit honestly I don’t know where I was at; however, a real name of a real city came up, later. While trying to zoom in and focus looking through the lens of my camera, I suddenly realized that a bronze statue of the Russian leader Lenin was towering before me. When I approached it I could see it was unnaturally massive over the city far above all other buildings. I was told this was Lenin and I knew it was him, as well. But, he was much younger with long hair, wth what you would call a blunt cut, or Dutch hair cut. The city had no modern sky scrapers in my view, that I could see, the bronze Lenin statue would have towered along with them. I stood and stared in disbelief wondering what the meaning is of this statue in front of me, for several minutes. Finally I moved, and went around the statue towards the back and entered inside of it. I seemed to be in astonishment at the rise of socialism, Marxism, Leninism, and communism in the land.

When I entered the statue it became as a library and dusty like a museum full of books. Books were stacked everywhere and were as walls creating a path to walk in and sections to walk around. I was observed by an individual there to assist me, but they could only stand and watch as I carefully looked around. This person seemed to be in hopeful anticipation, as if hoping I would discover what was behind all the books. I then turned a corner around the books, into a room where there were stairs to climb into the body, and head, of the statue.

Coming down the stairs from the head of the statue was a robed and hooded, mummified figure in a stage of rapid decay, holding a shepherd’s rod. Not a staff but a rod. The Spirit of the Lord emboldened me to rush up to him and snatch the rod from his hand, I then took authority over witchcraft, and said, “Spirit of witchcraft, sorcerer! I bind you, you WARLOCK!  I break your staff!” I then lifted the rod and broke it in half as it crumbled. The mummified figure immediately lost his right arm broken with the staff. Then I was back outside again, and I heard the name of a city spoken, it was Leningrad. But Leningrad is now St Petersburg. I thought I was in America. But now I don’t know. How can Leningrad be in America? Perhaps it is all of the above.

What I do know in research after this is that Lenin (lying in state) is decaying so rapidly his body is being replaced by a state of the art embalming technique that makes him appear that he is not in decay. But that he looks limber and appears as living, with a material that is much like plastic, in fact, much of Lenin’s original body is now replaced. This parallels so much in so many ways to modern day movements it is hard to begin. I’m thinking of how our colleges and universities are producing socialist thinkers in the land. While appearing to be what they have always been, something else has subtly taken them over. Regardless, it proves the scripture true- ever learning but never able to come to the truth. Witchcraft is described as a WORK OF THE FLESH.

Though the statue appeared to be that of a younger Lenin, it is actually being empowered by an ancient spirit. The ROD of its deteriating power was broken in the dream. As Lenin deteriates in his glass tomb, fully being replaced by a synthetic material. I believe most dreams, visions, and prophecies, can be applied to our scope of spiritual authority that we walk in. The Church’s spiritual authority is to peoples, tongues, and nations. So ideally this vision would be applied to where ever this strong hold would exist in the world. The Church is on the move, and she is excersizing her authority. Christ in us the hope and glory. The prophetic community talks a lot about what we think is going to happen, rather than decreeing what is suppose to be happening. Join with me in declaring Marxist Leninism will not prevail in our land. It’s an old story book given a contemperary jacket to appeas the youth.

Psalm 37:17  For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the LORD sustains the righteous.

Proverbs 22:8  Whoever sows injustice reaps calamity, and the rod they wield in fury will be broken.

Warlock – The most commonly accepted etymology derives warlock from the Old English wǣrloga meaning “oathbreaker” or “deceiver” another less recognized word Varro- lockur which means “caller of spirits” clearly in the dream his power has been broken and his right arm of strength, as well. Let this be as so in our land. I am thinking this is a prophetic parallel of all of the above. The rod of its power has been broken. Though the statue appeared of a younger Lenin whose ideology is popular with many youth today, it is empowered by an ancient spirit. WITCHCRAFT IS WORKS OF THE FLESH. In the strength of the arm of man, without GOD.

This philosophy is towering over our land, is bigger than we realize, has been in power, and pushing for the finish line of a communist state. The body of Christ must not be passive in the GODLY AUTHORITY WE’VE been called to demonstrate. So in all our determination to comprehend the times we are living in, and even the powers at play- we should address the strongholds that are in our land, and pull them down. When we gather, for example, in our rallies for Christ, I hope we go a step further beyond repentence, and beyond worship; to pull up, to tear down, to build up and plant. Many are revolting over today’s politics. But, The Church has a greater weapon. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but MIGHTY THROUGH God to The pulling down of strongholds, for we war not against flesh and blood. But against the rulers of this age.

Galatians 5:19-24  Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions, envying, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.…

The original post 4/10/2016 NWP

 

Fight This Noble War!

1 Timothy 1:18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before you, that you by them might war a good warfare.

The words spoken by the Spirit of God, over our lives, are weapons of war to fight the good fight of faith. They put in check the devil’s lies, and activate creation to align with the purposes of God. Remember prophetic words that speak into your destiny and declare them! That’s how we handle the Word of Life! Does a warrior lay his sword and armor down on a shelf, in days of battle? The answer is no. Therefore do not, and I repeat do not take prophecy (spoken over you) and put it on the shelf. As it has been taught in charismatic circles. Scripture says judge it. Out of the mouth of two or more witnesses let every word be established. Take it and wait on the Lord until He confirms it, or denies it. Let the other prophets (elders) stand and judge. Remember, a good tree bears forth good fruit, so consider the source. Knowing your prophet and being in relationship with prophetic people creates an atmosphere of proper prophetic processes. Why? Because where ever the Body Of Christ is functioning like it is suppose to, the full counsel of God is present. This is why these giftings often operate in companies of like minded anointings. For iron sharpens iron. Among such company words of prophecy will most certainly be clarified and quickly approved and activated. In the multitude of counsel our way is established. This is Kingdom. For He has set in the CHURCH apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers. Ephesians ch 4. If they are not present among us than we are an incomplete body. We are just an assembly of stragglers, even if that assembly has assembled for years. The testimony of Jesus Christ is the spirit of prophecy, and to mishandle this gifting among the church of God is to mishandle the Word Of Life, for God breathed revelation testifies to the Son. It is time to throw out false teaching regarding the gifts of the spirit, especially when it comes to prophecy. We need them in our arsenal. The bible says, “Quench not the Holy Spirit. Despise not prophecy, prove all things, hold fast to that which is good.” 1 Thes 5:19-21 so there you go! Be the body do it right! Remember God breathed utterances and by them fight this noble war!

 

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In Acts Chapter 16 we read about the young woman that attached her self to Paul’s entourage. Paul, who was called to Philippi to do an Apostolic work, became greatly troubled by what seemed to be this young ladies worship and shouts for people to come hear the way of salvation. What could possibly be wrong with that? She was a fortune teller possessed with the spirit called  pythos.  In this podcast:

 The Python Resistance

Deana teaches on spiritual warfare, the small time operatives of Satan, and the principalities they are working for. Be not ignorant of the Devils devices!  See how this same spirit is operating among us today, and how you can identify The Python Resistance, working among us.

The Python Resistance

Podcast: The Python Resistance.

The Python Resistance is an act of warfare (in the spirit realm) that targets apostolic moves of God, or new beginnings. From church government, to street outreach, or bible study, this operative is stirred up at start up. Listen to- The Python Resistance and get all the down load on this teaching that will help you recognize if that satanic work is undermining what you are being called to do, in your own life. – Deana Barnes 

An Aroma to the Living, A Dirge to The Dead

Revisiting a dream featured in our article called SON of The FATHER’s House.

The Lord came to me as the SON of the Father’s house; a seed sower, husbandman, and harvester. He handed me two shear-cut slated rocks to play in a music machine, that was in the style of a CD player. These rocks were sharp, jagged, and raw edged, around the outside; but, polished, and beautifully ingrained on the inside. They looked like deeply embedded marbled streams of water, with white swirls, taking on the appearance of white water rapids, pouring through mossy green embankments. I looked at the music machine asking the Lord, “Can we play Here Comes the Son?” He kept looking at the slated rocks and said, “I have these, I’ve had them all this time, will you hear them?” I said,”Lord wait, I’ll go tell them you’re here” though He wanted me to stay He relented, and let me go. I went into a back room where there, apparently, was a sixties slumber party of teenage girls just waking up. I told them who had showed up, wanting us to listen to the music stored on these sliced and polished stone discs. They screamed as if he were the Beatles, and they started to get dressed.

imageI ran out to spend more time with him, again, asking to hear the song, Here Comes the Son. Again, he almost seemed slightly disappointed, he looked at the slated rocks in his hands. I felt moved for him, because he wanted so much to share these songs with me. I remembered the scripture … If these don’t then- the rocks will CRY out. I went back to hurry the girls, each time they were curling their hair, and primping, I pleaded to them, “please hurry, just come as you are, he is waiting, he has music He wants to show you!”, still they kept primping, each time I checked on them they were moving a little slower. Each time I left him alone he would hardly let me go. Finally, they became distracted and was doing other things the last I saw them, I spent the rest of the time left, with HIM. I was in my t-shirt and sweats, my hair was undone. None of that mattered to him as his eyes never looked away from mine. He looked a little forlorn because of the absence of the others but His joy that I was there never dimmed.

HE TOLD me something about a famous song writer I never knew. When I woke up I researched it, and it was true, in the beginning his songs, lesser known, was about Yeshuah. Sadly, his music, rejected by the church so many years ago, did not end where it began in the era of His fame. What is this from heaven? What more to be discovered? What sounds, and songs are etched in the stones that are about to cry out? The Lord did not want to sing, “Here Comes The Son” though the melody was catchy, fun and sunny- a good thought for a rainy day, still it shadows in this one truth we cannot miss. In order to worship God in SPIRIT and in TRUTH we need to comprehend Jesus Christ IS Come, and through him and by Him we enter the throne room of GRACE where by we obtain MERCY in times of need. Similarly, worship is not past, nor future, it is BEING WHOLE HEARTILY with HIM in HIS presence. No preparation apart from the Holy Spirit will lead you to The Father. Grace has made the way, that we may boldly enter in, as we are. The presence of God will transform us into HIS IMAGE. THE QUESTION IS what is the true image of our God who is a consuming fire?

No heavenly song, comes from with out, rather it comes from with in the presence of God. He is the author and the finisher of our faith. The Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. The Sower and the Harvester is the SON OF The FATHERS house. This people, these generations, who dolled themselves up for hours to stand before a stage screaming for their idols- are a people, still, so enthralled with preparations, approaches, and presentation, we missed this one thing. Time spent with Him. We cater to the former so much we miss the latter. Have you heard it said we need to acknowledge the older generation in our music? Play their old tunes to spark them up? Honoring the older generations is commendable, but in this they should be at the helm. I am that older generation, the tail-end of the Jesus movement harvest; and I can tell you if they are not in the inner courts now, they never will be. Simeon and Anna were waiting for the Lord in the temple daily according to Luke 2:35, elderly as they were, they did not want to miss a thing; not only did they greet and meet the generation that brought forth the Messiah, they prophesied and recognized, His arrival. Aged Simeon was led of The Lord to meet Jesus and His parents at the temple. Simeon prophesied over Him, and Anna was the first woman to preach Jesus among those looking for the Messiah. She never left the temple but stayed there day and night, she was a prophetess over 80 years old.

imageIt is God’s order that the elder generation meet the present day visitation as long as they are standing in their place, with enthusiasm, waiting for what they have been prophetically watching for [Lo] these many years. Always looking for Christ in His second coming, and the moves of His Spirit that will usher in His everlasting kingdom. As the scripture says, parents are for the children, not children for the parents. The Church has got to stop pandering to idol worshiping ears, that will never appreciate the sound of heaven but will bog down the assent in the fair way. So much is said about grooming the congregation into the act of worship so that they will not be left behind … Does it occur to anyone that is where they want most to be? Left behind? Shall we not go? Leadership is upset that the foyer fills up, rather than the altar, you compel, and compel, before you have entered in yourself, but few respond.

The dream challenged me- in my determination to bring the “slumber party” to the place where they could hear these songs, I kept leaving the moment to bring others in. Risking what ever it was that God wanted to impart to me would be missed in the perishable moments called a VISITATION. SOMEONE must receive from the Lord or none ever will. The airlines tell us, “Put the oxygen mask on yourself first, then reach for those that cannot do it for themselves.” Why? Because if you don’t secure for yourself first, both will die for lack of oxygen. Christ first always. Cut off the pandering, put on the oxygen mask, get a fresh lung full of GOD BREATH, and then we’ll have what it takes to motivate the late arrivals. You see, there is always the danger of the former generation’s mindsets delaying the new. For Example, the wilderness generation that had to die off before the new generation could enter into the promise land. Save Caleb, another great elder, of great strength, and faith. So beneficial for the crossing over, how much His stories caused the younger generation to burn in their heart for the promised land. What to gain is Christ, and Christ alone.

Let the slumber party sleep, they had their day. Had they stayed awake they never would have missed the INTRO that would have led them to the BRIDGE. Your encounter with the throne shall drench you with the dew of the morning. The thirsty will find it upon you, and seek for more, hold not back, let not the outer court, the FOYER LOVERS, the generations that refuse to budge, (unless their MUSIC IS PREDOMINANT, and their palate satisfied) dictate the MASTER’S IMPARTATIONS upon His WORSHIPPERS that will usher them into the APOSTOLIC rule and reign of CHRIST on this earth. For the nature of what is about to be released in the earth as far as the SOUND and the SONG will be unto Satan the stench of a death dirge, to his rule and reign. Those found worthy will wait upon Christ, if they miss it the ROCKs still will declare it, and another generation of lost WORSHIPPERS will become pawns of a sound and melody that incites idol worship, for by its very nature music sways the masses into singleness of mind that is manipulated to SERVE SOMEBODY, should the Church fail to receive it.

Here Comes The Sons … How Satan so desires to have music born of heaven for it shall surely shall become the theme song to a new world order, if He can get His hands on it, and twist the gift of God for his own purposes, as he has in generations past. After all, Lucifer knows the power and influence of music. So then, let the sleepers lie. Move forward to your AWAKENING, the sound and the new song is creation in her groanings, singing harmony with the throne of God, in this shall your generations come from out of their GRAVES. Does not this present generation love to act out the NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD? IS NOT THE ZOMBIE NATION this generation’s walking dead? Is the earth itself not groaning horrors? Shall not the stars fall down from the sky? What kind of music will come out of heaven and declare this generation? Even define its high call? Will not a Holy Tempest stir up from with in, and join the fountain heads and rivers from the corporate priesthood, and Holy Race? THE LIVING WATERS, Rushing down over the evergreen embankments, where all that is living breathes? The STONES are cut and polished smooth, what is this sound of heaven, that Christ is so enthralled about giving us, this one who came to me as the SON of the Fathers House who is the author and finisher of our faith?

As music interprets a generation, as it somehow relates to them, as they are conduits that carry heaven’s composition, so it is worth contending for waiting on heaven to receive, until it comes. The Worshipers go first, they head up the processions of victory, it is from the HEARING realm we shall first be alerted before the great day. For as it is written: With the voice of an arch angle and the trump of God … So let us have ears to hear, the sounds that come from Heaven. For out of it will come the fire of God that burns the incense of our worship, releasing the aroma, even the fragrances that mingle with His glory, come from His throne.

Corinthians 2:16 (AMP) For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. To the latter it is an aroma [wafted] from death to death [a fatal odor, the smell of doom]; to the former it is an aroma from life to life [a vital fragrance, living and fresh]. And who is qualified (fit and sufficient) for these things? [Who is able for such a ministry? We?]

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