The King is coming. Do you know Him?

PART 2

New Understanding of God's Love and Visitations

In this day and time, there are many who do not have the understanding of the love of God because they came from homes where they were not shown love. Therefore when people refer to God as Father, they immediately judge God by improper parental examples. I saw God sovereignly pouring out His Love into people and releasing to them--a radical revelation of His Love in this time. This is a time of RESTORATION! Be restored to the heart of God in which you came from! In doing so, you will have surefootedness where there are doubts. You will have the strength to confront situations, and you will find where you "fit" in the Body of Christ.

I often come across people who say they have never had a visitation from the Lord. Expect to experience visitations because of a new understanding of His Love that He is pouring out. You may have had visitations before, but you may not have recognized or understood them. A visitation from the Lord doesn't have to be some dramatic type of experience. Often, His Presence comes like a blanket or soft comforter, because the Holy Spirit is the COMFORTER! And His Words often come as the "small still voice."

House to House Meetings and Highways and Byways

While it is good to not forsake assembling together in the local church, the Body of Christ needs closer and deeper fellowship than can occur just on Sundays alone. Therefore, the number of house to house fellowships will experiencing a dramatic rate of growth. In these more intimate settings, it is easier to invite unsaved coworkers or neighbors and for them to see and experience Christianity and the love of God on a more personal level.

"Now all who believed were together, and had all things in common, and sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as anyone had need. So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the Church daily those who were being saved." Acts 2:44-47

The Harvest is ripe. It's time to "GO and get them!" They are waiting for you to do so! "Therefore go into the highways, and as many as you find, invite to the wedding." Matthew 22:9

A "Go For It" Year

Restoration often "comes to us" only to the degree that we are willing to "go for" it! For instance:

If we don't work, we won't have a paycheck!
We have to WRITE a book if we want to have one PUBLISHED!
We have to learn to play an instrument before we can be good at it!
We have to go to the party if we want to attend it!
It's time to get off the shelf and be a part of what God is doing.

"But someone will say, 'You have faith, and I have works.' Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works." James 2:18

I continue to hear that there are some powerful new songs and even some powerful new singers coming onto the scene. The songs that are coming have the anointing to bring in the harvest and to bring forth healing and deliverance, even across the airways in secular radio.

"Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy." Psalm 33:3

Communion and Praying in the Spirit

I sense a very precious longing from the heart of the Lord to gather us closely to His chest to hear His Heartbeat through private, personal, individual times of literal communion. I sense that it would be a time of greater understanding of the power of His shed Blood as well as His Love.

In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My Blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.'" 1 Corinthians 11:25

This is a time to seriously take prayer to a new level by using our prayer language as often as we can. We can do this while driving down the street, typing an email, doing dishes, or even walking the dog. Why? Because the Spirit is wooing us to do so.

"Oh my soul, my soul! I am pained in my very heart! My heart makes a noise in me, that I cannot hold my peace, because you have heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war." Jeremiah 4:19

The enemy of our soul is out to kill, steal and destroy, but the Holy Spirit within us wants us to properly do battle against the enemy. However, we must remember, "Theweapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty THROUGH GOD for pulling down of strongholds" 2 Corinthians 10:4

We must allow the Holy Spirit the "right of way" to take over and to direct us. We must not be ashamed even of the weeping that He desires to cry out through us! We need to allow the Holy Spirit to cry and to pray through us and not "shut it down."

Romans 8:26-27 says, "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God."

As we allow the unction of the Holy Spirit to pray through us, we will be praying how the Spirit within us desires, and in the will of the Lord for the outcome. Be led by the Holy Spirit. Understand that even if you don't have your prayer language, you are still His Sheep and you can still hear and obey the voice of the Lord and be directed to pray according to the will of God in whatever way He desires for you to pray! Pray it through until you have a "release" or a sensing of peace that it has been taken care of.

Business People

There will be opportunities for exponential increase for those who are in or are called to business in this time. God is Jehovah-Jireh, our Provider, and it is He Who does it. God may speak to you about opportunities that will be contrary to what is popular. Therefore, it is very key to be in communication and obedience with Him, so that you do not miss any kairos moments of opportunity.

I also saw that God may be moving many people from their geographical location to another one where they will flourish to a greater degree. This is a time when being in proper geographical alignment is of uttermost importance. Seek God about your designated geographical positioning for such a time as this, and be willing to make the changes to go where He tells you to.

It is very key to be in relationship with the right people per the business God has called you to. Don't entangle yourself nor continue to stay in relationships that are stagnant or are pulling you downhill, financially. Remember what happened when Jonah was onboard a ship that he was not supposed to be on? If there is someone onboard causing your ship to sink, be willing to release them. Keeping them onboard isn't helping them or you. It is keeping them from their purpose and causing your ship to sink. To everything there is a time, season and purpose. By the same token, if you are the one trying to stay onboard when God has told you to move on, then move on. Don't be like Jonah and wait until you are thrown overboard and land in the belly of a whale before you finally listen! (see Jonah 1:4-10).

Jubilee Restoration

Last fall, we entered into a jubilee year on Israel's calendar. On January 1st, we entered into the year 2008 on our Gregorian calendars. Eight is the number for new beginnings and additionally, we will have an extra day in 2008--because it's a leap year.

Joel 2:25 promises us that God will restore the years the locust and cankerworm have eaten. Truly, this is a year of great promise for exactly that. God knew all those many years ago that His jubilee year would fall in this time period of "new beginnings" and "leap year" on our calendar. Since "a day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years is as a day" 2 Peter 3:8, I believe this leap year of jubilee restoration will be exponential.

We can call for, proclaim, and declare for jubilee generational restoration for 1,000 years back. It is time for restoration of lands, homes, finances, relationships, family, jobs, giftings, ministries and much more spiritually, naturally and materially. In a time of serious financial crisis throughout the earth, those who trust in the Lord as Jehovah-Jireh will experience breakthrough (see Isaiah 60:1-2).

Let's Pray: Lord, we love You and thank You for all that You are to us. We ask that You would give us wisdom, discernment, greater courage to go forward and not look back, and to accomplish great things in Your Kingdom! These are exciting times, and we ask that our lives would count and accomplish all that You put us here for! In Jesus' name, Amen.

Joni Ames
A.C.T.S. Ministries
Email: joniames@aol.com

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