Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Worship Is Your Warfare

Worship is your warfare!
In the times of pressing and moments of stress; in the days filled with sorrow and the hours of strain, praising My Name lifts you above your circumstances. A heart of praise cannot be defeated. A heart set in a posture of worship cannot be overwhelmed.

When you praise Me, the atmosphere shifts. It is like the night turning to day.

For remember! I am the God of victory! I hold victory after victory within my fist, so sing your praises knowing that the battle is won!

Praise me knowing that your worship will shift your nation, your city, and your family. I implore you! Do not doubt the power found in a posture of worship.

Activation: Take a moment to worship God, the great I AM. Sing a song; write a poem; speak out loud what you adore about him. However you choose to do it, take some time to set your heart in a posture of power-filled worship.

Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.

1 Samuel 2:1 (NIV)

22 The crowd joined in the attack against Paul and Silas, and the magistrates ordered them to be stripped and beaten with rods.

23 After they had been severely flogged, they were thrown into prison, and the jailer was commanded to guard them carefully.

24 When he received these orders, he put them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.

25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

26 Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everyone’s chains came loose.

27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped.

28 But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!”

29 The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.

30 He then brought them out and asked, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

31 They replied, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved—you and your household.”

32 Then they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all the others in his house.

33 At that hour of the night the jailer took them and washed their wounds; then immediately he and all his household were baptized.

34 The jailer brought them into his house and set a meal before them; he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household.

Acts 16:22-34 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Don’t Put Me In A Box

The Spirit of the Lord says, “Don’t put me into a box, for my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts are not your thoughts. I am the creator of the universe. I am the Lord God Almighty, the Alpha and the Omega. Do you think I am limited? Do you think so little of me?

I am God. I am the Great I am.

If you commit your ways to me and trust me with all your heart to do the impossible, I can and will do it. I will act. I want you to ask me for the impossible. I want you to ask me to do things you never thought would happen. Step out in faith. Trust and believe.”

Activation: Are there any areas where you have put God into a box? Repent for where you thought little of Him and His possibilities. Ask the Lord to strengthen your faith and trust in Him. Write down things which you think are impossible to change in your life and start to pray for them with knowing in your heart: Nothing is impossible for your God.

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither 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 than your thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8-9 (ESV)

Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him, and he will act.

Psalm 37:5 (ESV)

For nothing will be impossible with God.

Luke 1:37 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Plaster

I am ripping off the plaster that I put over your wound in the last season.

I am ripping it off because I see that you do not have the confidence that it is not still a festering, open, sore wound. I am ripping it off because I see that you are hanging onto the wound as you have found your identity and comfort in it.

I am ripping off the plaster because I have deemed it no longer necessary to cover that wound, for I have declared it healed. I am ripping it off because you still believe it is a work in progress and act like it is still there. I am ripping it off because I want you ready for this new season, free from old wounds and ready for the battles ahead.

But how can you know the condition of the wound if you do not look at it without the plaster on? How can you see that, in fact, there is no longer a wound? And how can you appreciate what a magnificent work I have done on your heart unless you look and see it has healed nicely, leaving only a scar?

Now when you look at the scar you will remember me and know that I am your healer.

Psalm of David

1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.

2 Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits—

3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,

4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,

5 who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

Psalm 103:1-5 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Leap of Faith

As you are in this uncomfortable place of repositioning, I am wanting to expedite your process. I want to hasten it because the hour is short and I am in need of you. If you are desiring the same as I, and if you want to make a quicker transition, you must be willing to take big risks.

In this season you are learning more about who I am and My character. You must know that I love the risk takers, the people who dare to take big risks, knowing that what they are believing for is absolutely crazy. I love people who will make themselves look ridiculous by believing for big things.

As you step into bigger risks you will see that I reward the risk takers. In the big risks you will have a greater dependency on Me and you will have to die faster from your fear, worries, and fleshly desires. Dying of all that will make room for more of My character in you.

Look at my servant Daniel who took it upon himself to interpret the dream of the king without knowing what the dream was. He had no natural guarantee that I would give him the dream. Because of faith and taking that risk he left a big gap for Me to move in so that My glory would be revealed.

Where are the big risk takers who are willing to take the giant leaps of faith?
Know that when you step out, I step in.

Activation: Ask the Lord where you have not been believing for the big things enough for Him to do mighty works in your life. Repent and ask Him what to believe for and how to step out in risk.

Now, dream big and ask yourself this question: what if everything was possible, what risk with God would I take? Then ask the Lord how this would look in your life right now.

19 That night the secret was revealed to Daniel in a vision. Then Daniel praised the God of heaven.

20 He said,

“Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power.

21 He controls the course of world events; He removes kings and sets up other kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the scholars.

22 He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though He is surrounded by light.

23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded.”

Daniel 2:19-23 (NLT)

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Yield to Me

My people: do not doubt that I am in control.
I am the great I AM, and when you place your trust in me you cannot be torn apart by the schemes of this world. You may shake and feel the quake, but when you are rooted firmly in me you will not be swept away.

The question then is do you trust Me? For today I am asking you to yield yourself to Me. Do you give Me permission to blow away the things in your life that you do not need to carry? Will you yield to me, giving me the space I need to move?

Let Me blow away the things that are heavy and burdensome. Yield yourself to Me and the work I am doing within and around you. Recognize that I am shaping you to be the strong, fierce vessel you were created to be.

Prayer: Father, I give you permission to blow away the things in my life that belong to the past season. No matter how uncomfortable it may make me feel, I declare now, with all of my heart, that I trust You! Where You lead, I will follow. I yield myself to Your ways, knowing that they are higher than my own. You are trustworthy God and I yield to you!

Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.

1 Chronicles 29:11 (NIV)

Open up before God, keep nothing back; he’ll do whatever needs to be done: He’ll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon.

Psalm 37:5-6 (MSG)

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David’s Prayer – 1 Chronicles 29:10-20

David’s Prayer

10 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly and said, “Blessed (praised, adored, and thanked) are You, O Lord God of Israel (Jacob) our father, forever and ever.

11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion and kingdom, O Lord, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.

12 Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all. In Your hand is power and might; and it is in Your hands to make great and to give strength to everyone.

13 Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

14 “But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to offer as generously as this? For all things come from You, and from Your own hand we have given to You.

15 For we are [1]sojourners before You, and tenants, as all our fathers were; our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope [of remaining].

16 O Lord our God, all this abundance that we have prepared to build You a house for Your holy Name, it is from Your hand, and is all Your own.

17 I know also, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness and integrity. In the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things. So now with joy I have seen Your people who are present here, make their offerings willingly and freely to You.

18 O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the minds of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You;

19 and give to my son Solomon a perfect heart to keep Your commandments, Your testimonies, and Your statutes, and to do all [that is necessary] to build the temple [for You], for which I have made provision.”

20 Then David said to all the assembly, “Now bless (praise, thank) the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, and bowed down and honored the Lord and to the king [as His earthly representative].

1 Chronicles 29:10-20 (AMP)

Wednesday Morning Scripture (Wk45/2022) – Psalm 37

Security of Those Who Trust in the Lord, and Insecurity of the Wicked.

A Psalm of David

[1]1 Do not worry because of evildoers, nor be envious toward wrongdoers;

2 For they will wither quickly like the grass, and fade like the green herb.

3 Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.

4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him also and He will do it.

6 He will make your righteousness [your pursuit of right standing with God] like the light, and your judgment like [the shining of] the noonday [sun].

7 Be still before the Lord; wait patiently for Him and entrust yourself to Him; do not fret (whine, agonize) because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who carries out wicked schemes.

8 Cease from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evil.

9 For those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord, they will inherit the land.

10 For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone [forever]; though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be [found].

11 But the humble will [at last] inherit the land and will delight themselves in abundant prosperity and peace.

12 The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes at him with his teeth.

13 The Lord laughs at him [the wicked one—the one who oppresses the righteous], for He sees that his day [of defeat] is coming.

14 The wicked have drawn the sword and bent their bow to cast down the afflicted and the needy, to slaughter those who are upright in conduct [those with personal integrity and godly character].

15 The sword [of the ungodly] will enter their own heart, and their bow will be broken.

16 Better is the little of the righteous [who seek the will of God] than the abundance (riches) of many wicked (godless).

17 For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds and sustains the righteous [who seek Him].

18 The Lord knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will continue forever.

19 They will not be [2]ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they will have plenty and be satisfied.

20 But the wicked (ungodly) will perish, and the enemies of the Lord will be like the [3]glory of the pastures and like the fat of lambs [that is consumed in smoke], they vanish—like smoke they vanish away.

21 The wicked borrows and does not pay back, but the righteous is gracious and kind and gives.

22 For those blessed by God will [at last] inherit the land, but those cursed by Him will be cut off.

23 The steps of a [good and righteous] man are directed and established by the Lord, and He delights in his way [and blesses his path].

24 When he falls, he will not be hurled down, because the Lord is the One who holds his hand and sustains him.

25 I have been young and now I am old, yet I have not seen the righteous (those in right standing with God) abandoned or his descendants pleading for bread.

26 All day long he is gracious and lends, and his descendants are a blessing.

27 Depart from evil and do good; and you will dwell [securely in the land] forever.

28 For the Lord delights in justice and does not abandon His saints (faithful ones); they are preserved forever, but the descendants of the wicked will [in time] be cut off.

29 The righteous will inherit the land and live in it forever.

30 The mouth of the righteous proclaims wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice and truth.

31 The law of his God is in his heart; not one of his steps will slip.

32 The wicked lies in wait for the righteous and seeks to kill him.

33 The Lord will not leave him in his hand or let him be condemned when he is judged.

34 Wait for and expect the Lord and keep His way, and He will exalt you to inherit the land; [in the end] when the wicked are cut off, you will see it.

35 I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power] spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,

36 Yet he passed away, and lo, he was no more; I sought him, but he could not be found.

37 Mark the blameless man [who is spiritually complete], and behold the upright [who walks in moral integrity]; there is a [good] future for the man of peace [because a life of honor blesses one’s descendants].

38 As for transgressors, they will be completely destroyed; the future of the wicked will be cut off.

39 But the salvation of the righteous is from the Lord; He is their refuge and stronghold in the time of trouble.

40 The Lord helps them and rescues them; He rescues them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in Him.

Psalm 37:1-40

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 37:1 One of the longer psalms, Ps 37 also has the distinction of having every other verse (sometimes succeeding verses) begin with a letter of the Hebrew in alphabetical order. This technique served as a memory aid.
  2. Psalm 37:19 I.e. have their expectations in Your goodness be disappointed.
  3. Psalm 37:20 I.e. flowers.