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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Deeply Abide

Dear one, I know the love you have for Me, yet still there have been times that you have turned to the things of the world for help. In times of stress or trouble I have not been the first of your heart. You have turned to familiar things, retreated to your comfort zone and hidden away to seek relief. 

But My child, those are such shallow waters. Anything the world offers cannot quench your thirst or give you the guidance you require. Remember, I am the way, the truth and the life. The depth of relationship that you require can only be found by abiding fully in Me.

Come to Me, dive into deeper waters and you will see the fruit it will bring in your life. Ask and it will be given to you; seek and I will be found by you. I am calling you to nourish your spirit, to go deeper, to eat the bread of Life and to carry that with you into every situation that you encounter. 

For you have been called to bring forth My light, do not squander your call. Dive in with courage and boldness, abide in Me and I will lead you to places that you have never even thought or imagined.

Activation:

Read John 15:4-7 (AMP) through once, then come back here to allow the Lord to speak to you as you ponder over each verse:

4 Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me.

5 [a]I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for[otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. 

6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken off] branch, and withers and dies; and they gather such branches and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 

7 If you remain in Me and My words remain in you [that is, if we are vitally united and My message lives in your heart], ask whatever you wish and it will be done for you.

John 15:4-7 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] John 15:5 – John 6:35 Jesus uses the words “I am” over twenty times in this Gospel. Especially memorable are those places where “I am” is followed by a metaphor that declares His deity and His relationship to mankind as Savior (this is the first of seven such references); see 8:12 (Light); 10:9 (Door); 10:11 (Good Shepherd); 11:25 (Resurrection); 14:6 (Way, Truth, Life); 15:5 (Vine).

    v. 4 – Ask Jesus Christ what remaining in Him really means and how to enhance this mutual relationship further with steadfast faith and obedience. Ask Him to reveal to you the areas of your life in which you need to depend on Him more for spiritual sustenance and growth.

    v. 5 – What does it mean to bear much fruit? Talk to Holy Spirit about it and ask Him to give you an image of what it may look like in your life both in the everyday and in the long term. 

    v. 6 – In agriculture, unproductive branches are pruned and thrown into the fire. Ask the Lord to show you the areas that have been burned off in your life, and any areas that He still requires to prune. Release any feeling of loss to Him, and ask for His comfort and healing.

    v. 7 – Like a vine and its branches, the relationship with Jesus Christ should be intimate and continuous. His teachings are not just to be heard but lived out. Only then, being so aligned, will even our requests reflect God’s perfect will and therefore come to pass. Ask the Lord to show you where you haven’t been fully aligned with Him. Consider how to spend time with Him in different and deeper ways. Then gradually make it a habit to come back to being in His presence for increasingly extended periods of time.

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    Monday Morning Scripture – Psalm 19

    The Works and the Word of God

    To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David

    1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
    And the expanse     [of heaven] is declaring the work of His hands.

    2 Day after day pours forth speech,
    And night after night reveals knowledge.

    3 There is no speech, nor are there [spoken] words [from the stars];
    Their voice is not heard.

    4 Yet their voice [in quiet evidence] has gone out through all the earth,
    Their words to the end of the world.
    In them and in the heavens He has made a tent for the sun,

    5 Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber;
    It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.

    6 The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,
    And its circuit to the other end of them;
    And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

    7 The law of the Lord is perfect (flawless), restoring and refreshing the soul;
    The statutes of the Lord are reliable andtrustworthy, making wise the simple.
    8 The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart;
    The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes.

    9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever;
    The judgments of the LORD are true, they are righteous altogether.

    10 They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold;
    Sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb.

    11 Moreover, by them Your servant is warned [reminded, illuminated, and instructed];
    In keeping them there is great reward.

    12 Who can understand his errors or omissions? Acquit me of hidden (unconscious, unintended) faults.

    13 Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous (deliberate, willful) sins;
    Let them not rule and have control over me.
    Then I will be blameless     (complete),
    And I shall be acquitted of great transgression.

    14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight,
    O LORD, my     [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer.

    Psalm 19:1-14 (AMP)

    Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Who Dares to Knock

    As I looked in the spirit, I smelt the comforting smell of hot, crispy potato skins and felt the warmth of a fire. The sound of knocking echoed from a door I could see. Who would dare knock? Who could possibly wish to interrupt me?

    I opened the door slowly to see my Father in heaven, His hand extended out to mine. He passed me an empty plate, and walked in. He sat at the table opposite me and looked deep into my eyes.  Although no words were exchanged, I knew in that moment that I was loved, forgiven and cherished. His smile towards me extinguished any doubt I’d ever had. It was His company that I longed for.

    The Spirit of the Lord says:

    You think you have found comfort in the warmth of your fires, in the food you eat and in the rituals you take part in. But I, the Lord, am coming to interrupt what you think you need. For none of these things will sustain you. I am inviting you to sit in My forgiveness. Taste what it is to be loved and cherished. See that I delight in you. Come, let us eat together and make plans for the days to come.

    Activation:

    Ask the Lord to show you anything in your life that is distracting you and pulling your attention away from feasting with Him. Respond to the Lord knocking at your heart and sit with Him today.

    Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me.

    Revelation 3:20 (NIV)

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    Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Pattern of My Love

    My precious one, you have felt that I don’t see you, but I do. I see you. And you will see Me more clearly in the next few days. I am right here.

    Speak My tender merciful words to your heart. It is a special rhythm of My heart that I am releasing over you. My tangible love is in every word that I am singing over you. Breathe in My refreshment, breathe in My love, be transformed from a small larvae into a transcendent, colourful butterfly that flutters love and joy into all around you.

    Now is the time to fly. Spread your wings and see the pattern of My love. Witness all the other butterflies who are flying around you. Do you see the pathway of love that I am leading you on?

    When you need to rest, I will give you a sweet flower with roots planted deep into My love. Wherever you fly My precious one, I will fill you with My love and let you fly so others can experience My love the way that you have.

    It is easy to fly on the divine breath of My love. See how My love lives in you, changing the people around you. As you share My love with others, watch as they are transformed as well.

    God Is Love

    Beloved, let us [unselfishly] [a]love and seek the best for one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves [others] is born of God and knows God [through personal experience].

    1 John 4:7 (AMP)

    Footnotes

    [a] 1 John 4:7 See note 2:10 (The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another)

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Born Into New Life

      My beloved, it’s that time of year that’s so familiar. You have read about My coming to earth year after year. Yet today I ask you to sit in awe of the incredible miracle that the Word made flesh was.

      Sit with Me. Meditate on that I, who am not created but stand above My creation, chose to become flesh. I became one cell in the body of a virgin that divided and formed My body, and I was born into this world. Helpless. Reliant. 

      I had to learn to walk and to speak. I had to grow and become a man. The man who would take on the sin of every person created, and die. Only to be resurrected to the highest place in heaven. And I did all this for you.

      My beloved, you must also die to your old life, and be born into a new life in Me. I have saved you not only from your sin, but I am making you to be more and more like Me.

      As this year ends, meditate on what it means for you to only do what you see the Father does. How you can live in greater intimacy and oneness with Me. What a wonderful year of discovery we will have together beloved.

      5 Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility],

      6 who, although He existed in the form and unchanging essence of God [as One with Him, possessing the fullness of all the divine attributes—the entire nature of deity], did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped or asserted [as if He did not already possess it, or was afraid of losing it];

      7 but emptied Himself [without renouncing or diminishing His deity, but only temporarily giving up the outward expression of divine equality and His rightful dignity] by assuming the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men [He became completely human but was without sin, being fully God and fully man].

      Philippians 2:5-7 (AMP)

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Your Splendid Clothes

      Throw off chains and coats of disappointment! Rejoice and leap for joy! Return to adoration, for am I not worthy? Remember what My joy feels like. Remember I am the Lord who saves you. I am the Lord who restores what has been lost.

      My hands are filled with garments of praise for you. Come and see what I have for you, mantles of joy rippling forth from My hands. See the delight that I have in you, the love I pour forth out on you.

      Come and adore your King, this is your invitation. For I wait for you, with splendid clothes of glad tidings ready for you to wear.

      Activation:

      Ask Jesus to show you the new clothes of praise He has for you. Let Jesus dress you in the clothes and praise Him as He does. Have fun with this activation!

      To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following:
      To give them a [a]turban instead of dust [on their heads, a sign of mourning],
      The oil of joy instead of mourning,
      The garment [expressive] of praise instead of a disheartened spirit.
      So they will be called the trees of righteousness [strong and magnificent, distinguished for integrity, justice, and right standing with God],
      The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

      Isaiah 61:3 (AMP)

      Footnotes

      [a] Isaiah 61:3 In the Hebrew there is a kind of wordplay here as “turban” (Heb pe’er) and dust (epher) have the same consonants and similar vowels.

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – I Will Restore You

      The Spirit of the Lord says:

      Do not think that your trials and tribulations have disqualified you or thwarted My good plans for you. I know it seems the enemy has robbed you of relationships, finances, health, and dreams.

      But I am the God of seasons and transitions. I am the God who restores all things to build My Kingdom, to build and establish you, for the sake of My glory.

      Therefore, take heart! Remember who I am and who I say you are. Because you are My child, and you belong to Me. Do not fall for the lies of the enemy. Do not give the enemy power by agreeing with him. What the enemy means for evil, I will use together for your good. I will do more than you ask or imagine. I am in the process of restoring all things; and I will restore you.

      Activation:

      Take a moment to repent for any known or unknown agreements with the spirits of poverty, discouragement and hopelessness that say you have been robbed and will never be restored. Give God everything you have lost, and thank Him for being the God of restoration.

      “And I will compensate you for the years
      That the swarming locust has eaten,
      The creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—
      My great army which I sent among you.

      Joel 2:25 (AMP)

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Intercessors Arise

      The Lord loves conversation! The Spirit of the Lord says, “I am asking you to come up higher to see what heaven has for the earth. I have seen you warring in your homes for your families, for your churches, for the ones you hold dear.

      In private places of prayer, I have taught you, stretched you, and tested you, so you could step into the authority I have given you. Now is the time for you to shift from the private places of prayer into praying together. For where two or more are gathered, there I am.

      I now call you into My throne room for I want to show you and give you My plans. I will expand your prayer language, and give you words of knowledge that will shift the atmosphere around you. Gather in companies of intercessors and pull heaven to earth.

      Activation:

      Take time to sit with the Lord and ask Him to show you the weapons He has equipped you with for prayer. Ask Him to show you the territories, regions, and people groups to pray and intercede for. Write down what the Lord reveals to you.

      For where two or three are gathered in My name [meeting together as My followers], I am there among them.”

      Matthew 18:20 (AMP)

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Raindrops of Love

      The Lord says, “I am pouring out raindrops of My love! I’m opening the floodgates of heaven to send rains of healing and deliverance in the nations. Though there are wars and rumours of war, I am pouring out My love for My remnant, and My glory will cover them.

      This divine rain cascading out to My people will elevate and transform for such a time as this. In your worship time, receive this transformation. Receive the news scrolls I give you to fulfill heavenly assignments.

      Allow My outpouring to flood and fill you as you spend time with Me. Come to Me and feel My holy rain.

      So rejoice, O children of Zion,
      And delight in the Lord, your God;
      For He has given you the early [autumn] rain in vindication
      And He has poured down the rain for you,
      The early [autumn] rain and the late [spring] rain, as before.

      Joel 2:23 (AMP)

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Kingdom Upgrades

      The Spirit of the Lord says:

      I am a Father who gives good gifts to His children. I know how to equip My people for the journeys and battles ahead. So I’m issuing Kingdom upgrades for you to grasp hold of and use for My glory.

      I am releasing more understanding of My Word, and greater wisdom to your minds. I am enabling eyes to see further and ears to hear sharper. I am giving strength to stand firm and for your feet to travel quicker. I am softening your hearts to become more like My heart, and tuning your spirits to resonate more deeply with My Spirit.

      To My prophets, I bestow blessings to prophesy deeper, see more richly, and watch more alertly. I bless the workers to speak over the harvest, and to work in the harvest. I bless My soldiers to fight for righteousness, to advance and win ground from the enemy. I bless healers to gather the lonely and the broken, and winsome way-finders to guide the lost back to Me.

      Will you trust Me and take hold of the anointings and gifts you need? Will you walk with Me obediently and use them when I ask?

      Activation:

      Picture a bag filled with spiritual gifts, anointings and blessings. Ask Holy Spirit to show you what is in the bag. Are there items you recognise that belong to you? Is there a new gift or anointing? Is there a blessing which has lain dormant, an anointing which has not been used for a while or a gift that is unopened? Pray for these to be activated, upgraded and increased in the next few weeks. Thank the Lord for His abundant provision and grace.

      6 Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to use them accordingly: if [someone has the gift of] prophecy, [let him speak a new message from God to His people] in proportion to the faith possessed;

      7 if service, in the act of serving; or he who teaches, in the act of teaching;

      8 or he who encourages, in the act of encouragement; he who gives, with generosity; he who leads, [a]with diligence; he who shows mercy [in caring for others], with cheerfulness.

      Romans 12:6-8 (AMP)

      Footnotes

      [a] Romans 12:8 Or without ulterior motives.

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        Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Step Into My Heart

        Step into My heart, My sons and daughters. Have I not told you that I love you? I’m aligning you with the rhythm of My heartbeat in this hour. I will show you the times and seasons with renewed clarity, from My position of love.

        I am sending you to participate in this great outpouring of love. I am turning the hearts of the fathers back to the children. As you abide in Me and I in you, so you will learn My heart.  And by My compassion, you will see hearts healed all around you.

        You are blessed to be a blessing. Receive it now!

        We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.

        1 John 4:16 (AMP)

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        Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Dust Off My Words

        My beloved, dust off the words that I have spoken concerning certain things to come that have not yet materialised. For I am not a God that would string you along with promises that don’t come to pass. I am not a man that I would lie. I will blow life on what you thought had died, for I am the Promise Keeper.

        Dust off My words. Take a closer look. Zoom in to see exactly what I have said. Inquire of Me on what is your part, and hold Me to that which I have promised. Use My words as your anchor in times of uncertainty and do not be shaken, for the time for fulfilment has come. Beloved – be expectant.

        Activation:

        Look back on prophetic words, visions, dreams or specific messages from the Lord concerning certain things to come in your life. Ask Him to show you what you may have missed. Inquire whether there is an action for you to take, a posture for you to have, a position for you to hold. Pay attention to what is your part. Hold on to what He promised. Ask Him to breathe His life on it and trust Him to bring it to pass in this season.

        “God is not a man, that He should lie,
        Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
        Has He said, and will He not do it?
        Or has He spoken and will He not make it good and fulfill it?

        Numbers 23:19 (AMP)

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