Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – I Am Still Here

My child, sometimes when you face situations, you may wonder where I am. Let Me assure you, when you arise in the morning, I am with you. Throughout the day and even at night when you close your eyes and rest, I am still here. I want to give you a sense of My abiding presence, its depth and its breadth.

I called Samuel from a young age and taught him to hear My voice. I called Jeremiah and even though he felt he was too young to do My will, I cleansed his lips and prepared him for the task of a lifetime. During a time of drought, I sent Elijah to the Kerith Ravine to drink from a brook and used ravens to feed him, then on to Zarephath where a widow would provide food and water for him. When I called Gideon, I allayed his fears by allowing him to prove it was Me instructing him, by laying out fleeces. 

It is Me, my child; I am calling you today. Let Me dispel your doubts and fears. Let Me assure you that I am always here with you. Irrespective of the circumstances, I will never leave or abandon you. I will bring solutions, instructions and directions to you in your situation.

Activation: Turn to the Lord and thank Him for His abiding presence and the fact that He is always with you. Tell Him about your situation. Ask for His direction and advice. Be still and listen to what He has to tell you. Thank the Lord and ask for the strength to follow His guidance.

11 “I, [only] I, am the Lord,
And there is no Savior besides Me.

12 “I have declared [the future] and saved [the nation] and proclaimed [that I am God], and there was no strange (alien) god among you;
Therefore you are My witnesses [among the pagans],” declares the Lord, “That I am God.

13 “Even from eternity I am He,
And there is no one who can rescue from My hand;
I act, and who can revoke or reverse it?”

Isaiah 43:11-13 (AMP)

13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit them together in my mother’s womb.

14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous—and how well I know it.

15 You were there while I was being formed in utter seclusion!

16 You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your book!

17-18 How precious it is, Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me constantly! I can’t even count how many times a day your thoughts turn toward me.[a] And when I waken in the morning, you are still thinking of me!

Psalm 139:13-18 (TLB)
Footnotes
[a] Psalm 139:17 I can’t even count how many times a day your thoughts turn toward me, literally, “How precious are your thoughts to me.”

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:9 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – I Do

Come to Me, My love. Sit next to Me for a moment. Let us renew our commitment to one another. Let us renew our vows. Look, I have a brand new wedding band for you – a signet ring to once again reinforce that I have chosen to share My life with you. Will you renew your devotion to Me? I am faithful to the end. I won’t use you for selfish purposes.

I am humble. I am kind.

I long for your presence; to sit with you and look into your eyes. I have so many things I want to tell you. I want to whisper in your ear how much I appreciate and value you.

Come, My love, let us slow dance together and connect heart to heart.

Highly cherished one, will you accept My proposal? My heart is aching to hear you say, “I do.” Don’t be afraid. Intimacy with Me will never cause you to feel shame or rejection. It is pure. It is strong. It will last for eternity.

Activation: Sit with the Lord for a while and ask Him:

– Who am I to you?

– Why did you create me?

– What do you want to share with me at this moment?

Then, tell Him what you value about Him and what He means to you.

[a](The Shulammite Bride)

2 “May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth!” [Solomon arrives, she turns to him, saying,] “For your love is better than wine.

3 “The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing; Your name is perfume poured out; therefore the maidens love you.

4 “Draw me away with you and let us run together! Let the king bring me into his chambers.”

Song of Songs 1:2-4 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Song of Solomon 1:2 The parenthetical headings indicate that the speakers are not from the Hebrew text nor the Septuagint, but reflect an ancient tradition which appears in some manuscripts.

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;[a]

6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.

7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] 1 Corinthians 13:5 Greek irritable and does not count up wrongdoing

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Release My Spirit

My Children, I want to restore your joy.  Picture children when they have a balloon on a string, and as they let it go it drifts upwards going higher and higher as the wind takes it in whatever direction it wills.  Children will often chase after the soaring balloon with pure joy on their faces and exhilaration in their hearts as they follow it as far as they can see. 

I am calling you to be that child again, to let go of the string that you have tied to My Holy Spirit.  Release Holy Spirit and watch as He soars and takes you to new heights and places.  My Spirit is not a kite, where you pull the strings, deciding which direction to make the kite turn.  So release Him and watch what fun and excitement you have as you let go of control and follow Him, knowing that life and freedom are only found in My Holy Spirit. 

Activation: Get a balloon, go outside and release it into the air, don’t just watch it soar, follow it making this a prophetic act and declaration that you agree to release Holy Spirit and follow wherever He leads! (If you can’t do this in the physical, picture yourself doing it in the spirit).

You show that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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2 Corinthians 3:17 (AMP)

Jesus replied, “I tell you for certain that you must be born from above[a] before you can see God’s kingdom!”

John 3:3 (CEV)
Footnotes
[a] 3.3 from above: Or “in a new way.” The same Greek word is used in verses 7,31.

And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.

Romans 8:11 (AMPC)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Know My Heart

Where does your value lay?

Do not rely on your past achievements, great though they have been. Perhaps the bringing up of a child, the enlarging of your skills, or the leading of people to know Me. Reliance on achievements past can lead to you taking on assignments that I have not conceived in My plans.

I have cheered you on and My Son Jesus has interceded for you throughout your life. I saw you at school as you were learning some tiny part of the wonders of My natural creation. You have ‘made the grade’ in so many ways, including learning of the spiritual world. You are Mine to mould and I love your malleability in My hands. Yet your worth is not decided by what you do, as you live out each day.

One thing that I desire is your undivided attention. You have Mine. Don’t just know about Me, how I work, as though you were understanding biology.

In your pursuit to live a life worthy of what My Son, Jesus, died for, die to yourself each day. Each day, bring what you have in your hands, including your time and jobs, your sadnesses and your joys. I will accept them as a pleasing sacrifice. Find out what is on My heart and prioritise that.

Activation: Consider what you have physically, and metaphorically, in your hands. Leave these at Jesus’ feet and then lift up your heart in thankfulness that even without all these things you still have the eyes of the God of creation on you, caring, loving, and leading you each day.

Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.

John 16:24 (AMP)

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

Matthew 6:26 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Know Me

There are those who think they know Me – those who think they speak for Me – yet they do not.

These are wise words to adhere to, My children: how will you know those of Me and those not of Me?

Look at their lives and how they operate and function.

Are their lifestyles a mirror of Mine?

Do their lives reflect My heart?

I seek a body of believers who live to know Me and to reveal Me to a lost and broken world, not so they can feel good about themselves through promotion and propaganda to others.

I seek those who will love Me, taking the time to know Me and My heart for them and for all others.

I do not pick and choose who is worthy of My love. I embrace all who have sinned and fallen short of My glory. 

Be wise and be shrewd, My beloved. 

Make sure that as you view this world you can discern those who glorify Me from those who glorify self. 

Activation: Reflect on what you watch and read, people you follow on social media. Ask yourself if you’re spending more time following people than reading the Word of God and following Him. Ask forgiveness for the times you have sought approval or words from others over what God tells you. Ask God to provide you with the gift of discernment and to be able to identify when someone operates out of selfish gain and not to glorify God and the building of His kingdom.

Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.

James 1:27 (ESV)

“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy; then all was well. Is that not what it means to know Me?” Says the Lord.

Jeremiah 22:16 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Tent Pegs

Beloved, many times in your day, your attention shifts focus. There are so many things that pull on your time, your energy and your resources. I want to show you a new way of living, not dependent on temporary fixes to get you through your day, but rather a place where all movement in your life is strengthened and energised by your relationship with Me. Today, will you come on this journey with Me? For I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life, the one who sets you free! 

Activation:

1. Imagine a large tent, anchored down by strong tent pegs.

2. Imagine this tent represents your life and the tent pegs are all the things you rely on to get you through each day. You may even see words above the pegs telling you what they are.

3. Now look more closely at your tent. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you, is there anything that is making the tent less stable? Are there any pegs that are loose? Are there any out of position? Are there any that shouldn’t be there at all?

4. Imagine Jesus Christ standing with you next to your tent. Can you give to Him all that isn’t right? Can you hand Him the pegs/areas that He’s shown you that shouldn’t be there? Can you allow Him to reposition those that are out of place, securing the ones that are loose?

5. Now ask Jesus Christ to be the Central Pole of your tent, your central support, your security.

6. If you don’t know Jesus Christ yet and would like to know him, pray this prayer:

Jesus Christ, I realise I need you. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I ask you to come into my heart and be my saviour. I’m so sorry for all the things I’ve done wrong in my life and I turn from them. I now put you in first place. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.

The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

John 10:10 (AMP)

Put on the New Self

1 If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.

Colossians 3:1-4 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – We Are One

We are one, you and I. As I mapped out My plans you were there in My mind. You fit into this beautiful masterpiece I call Mine. When you breathe it is My breath you breathe in. When you hurt, I hurt. Your eyes see beauty as I see it. Your heart longs for what My heart longs for. Your desires are My desires – we are one, you and I.

You have freedoms that many won’t enter into because you choose Me. The fresh wind of My presence always catches your attention just as your whisper catches Mine. There is not one day, hour or minute that I am not in your thoughts and you in Mine. We are one, you and I.

Come away with Me, My love. Come sit next to Me and let Me whisper in your ear how much I adore and enjoy you. Your beauty…It catches the eyes of those seeking refuge from this harsh world. You radiate My love and draw them close. Our love will break barriers of freedom to hearts wounded and scared. Together, we will set captives free and bring hope to the hopeless for we are one, you and I.

Activation: As you continue to choose Me, allow Me to work through you. You are equipped for this. You have My heart and compassion for those hurting; reach out your hand and help. Use your words to uplift and speak life. Be available to those around you. Ask Me to show you who and when, and I will be faithful to lead you.

My beloved speaks and says to me:
“Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away,

Song of Solomon 2:10 (ESV)

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Luke 4:18 (KJV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Hard Questions

My people, I do not want you to remain immature. When you find that My proclamations about Christ seem impossible to reconcile with your life and the culture that you live in, know that I seek a willing response from you. As you approach Me with a heart to learn, fearless to believe that I am a good God, then you will start (or restart) the journey of knowing more of My character. Your trust in Me will not be forsaken.

Vocalise hard questions to Me and Godly others who love My logos word, for that, linked with your determination not to run away from life’s difficulties, is what I am looking for. Let your deliberations lead to obedience, for as you chew these things over, I will reveal myself through My Spirit.

I have already given you the capacity to face the world. You will not be overcome. I call you to an abundant life of getting to know Me and rightly handling My Word.

Activation: Think of one question that you have on your heart. Are you willing to discuss it with another Christian? Be willing to be open with another person of God’s leading to begin some healthy ‘chewing’. Set a time aside to have that conversation.

3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,

4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that is in the world through lust.

2 Peter 1:3-4 (NKJV)
Footnotes
[a] 2 Peter 1:4 depravity

Fruitful Growth in the Faith

5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,

6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness,

7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.

8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:5-8 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] 2 Peter 1:6 patience
[b] 2 Peter 1:8 useless

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Tough Love

A good father disciplines his children.

Don’t mistake My discipline for punishment.

Don’t think I have stopped blessing you or removed My hand of protection. My discipline is always for your advancement and growth. Grab hold of the training I am taking you through in this season. Look at what you have learnt instead of what went wrong. Don’t lose hope. Listen and gain understanding.

In the coming days, you may experience My care for you as tough love. This is not to be disregarded.

I am not depriving you, but know that I always have your ultimate good in mind.

Learn to respond maturely when I say no to your request. My no is for your protection. It is about awaiting the perfect timing. It is preventing you from stepping into isolation. It is to reign you in. It is in line with my perfect love and part of a much greater plan. Trust My reason and know that the outcome will be better than you first anticipated.

Activation: Study the scriptures below and ask the Father in what area you might need to mature. How do you respond when He says no to your request? Ask Him to grow your capacity to learn from the past. Ask for a humble heart that is willing to receive His discipline going forward.

5 and you have [a]forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons,

“My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord,
And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;

6 For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves,
And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”

7 You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for [b]what son is there whom his father does not discipline?

Hebrews 12:5-7 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Hebrews 12:5 Or have you forgotten.
[b] Hebrews 12:7 Or who is a son whom.

7 Let the wicked leave (behind) his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion (mercy) on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.

Isaiah 55:7-9 (AMP)

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