Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Provoked Into Freedom

I am leading you forward into this season of change and showing you what relationships are important for you in this season, however, the enemy is also targeting those relationships and the ones that are dear to you. He is trying to remind you of pain in those relationships and he wants to provoke you into reliving that pain. He wants you to look through that lens of pain and break the relationships you need in this season to build My Kingdom.

Use this provocation to push yourself forward into more freedom.

Whenever you sense the enemy is provoking you, grab it and confront him. Let the enemy know that it will only cause more freedom instead of pain. Talk to Me about past pain and let me guide you into more freedom. Seek forgiveness, forgive others, and let me heal you.

Don’t be provoked into staying in that place of pain and reliving what is not meant to be re-lived. Be provoked by Me to step into more freedom and let the enemy fall into his own ditch.

Activation: Ask God to show you if there is any pain or past trauma in the relationships that you have. This could be friendships in and out of church, but also look at relationships in your family. If there is any, ask the Lord what the root of that pain is and how – together with Him – you can get healing from it.

Be steps ahead of the enemy and ask the Lord if there are situations from your past that the enemy is going to use as provocation. Deal with it before the enemy tries to break your relationships.

If there is anyone coming against you, ask the Lord how you can bless that person and then get to action and bless him or her. This could be by a prayer of blessing or maybe be wildly generous towards that person.

So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

Psalm 35:8 (NLT)

‘Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.’

1 Peter 3:8 (ESV)

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Thursday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – Psalm 35

Prayer for Rescue from Enemies

A Psalm of David

1 Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me.

2 Take hold of shield and buckler ([1]small shield), and stand up for my help.

3 Draw also the spear and javelin to meet those who pursue me.
Say to my soul, “I am your salvation.”

4 Let those be ashamed and dishonored who seek my life; let those be turned back [in defeat] and humiliated who plot evil against me.

5 Let them be [blown away] like chaff before the wind [worthless, without substance], with the angel of the Lord driving them on.

6 Let their way be dark and slippery, with the angel of the Lord pursuing and harassing them.

7 For without cause they hid their net for me; without cause they dug a pit [of destruction] for my life.

8 Let destruction come upon my enemy by surprise; let the net he hid for me catch him; into that very destruction let him fall.

11 Malicious witnesses rise up; they ask me of things that I do not know.

9 Then my soul shall rejoice in the Lord; it shall rejoice in His salvation.

10 All my bones will say, “Lord, who is like You, Who rescues the afflicted from him who is too strong for him [to resist alone], and the afflicted and the needy from him who robs him?”

12 They repay me evil for good, to the sorrow of my soul.

13 But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment); I humbled my soul with fasting, and I prayed with my head bowed on my chest.

14 I behaved as if grieving for my friend or my brother;
I bowed down in mourning, as one who sorrows for his mother.

15 But in my stumbling they rejoiced and gathered together [against me]; the slanderers whom I did not know gathered against me; they slandered and reviled me without ceasing.

16 Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed at me with their teeth [in malice].

17 Lord, how long will You look on [without action]? Rescue my life from their destructions, my only life from the young lions.

18 I will give You thanks in the great congregation; I will praise You among a mighty people.

19 Do not let those who are wrongfully my enemies rejoice over me; nor let those who hate me without cause wink their eye [maliciously].

20 For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful words [half-truths and lies] against those who are quiet in the land.

21 They open their mouths wide against me; they say, “Aha, aha, our eyes have seen it!”

22 You have seen this, O Lord; do not keep silent. O Lord, do not be far from me.

23 Wake Yourself up, and arise to my right and to my cause, my God and my Lord.

24 Judge me, O Lord my God, according to Your righteousness and justice; and do not let them rejoice over me.

25 Do not let them say in their heart, “Aha, that is what we wanted!” Do not let them say, “We have swallowed him up and destroyed him.”

26 Let those be ashamed and humiliated together who rejoice at my distress; let those be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves over me.

27 Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication and want what is right for me; Let them say continually, “Let the Lord be magnified, who delights and takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servant.”

28 And my tongue shall declare Your righteousness (justice),
And Your praise all the day long.

Psalm 35:1-28 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 35:2 See note Jer 46:3.

Thursday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – 1 Peter 3

Godly Living

1 In the same way, you wives, be [1]submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,

2 when they see your modest and respectful behavior [together with your devotion and appreciation—love your husband, encourage him, and enjoy him as a blessing from God].

3 Your adornment must not be merely external—with interweaving and elaborate knotting of the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or [being superficially preoccupied with] dressing in expensive clothes;

4 but let it be [the inner beauty of] the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality and unfading charm of a gentle and peaceful spirit, [one that is calm and self-controlled, not overanxious, but serene and spiritually mature] which is very precious in the sight of God.

5 For in this way in former times the holy women, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands and adapting themselves to them;

6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham [following him and having regard for him as head of their house], calling him [2]lord. And you have become her daughters if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear [that is, being respectful toward your husband but not giving in to intimidation, nor allowing yourself to be led into sin, nor to be harmed].

7 In the same way, you husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way [with great gentleness and tact, and with an intelligent regard for the marriage relationship], as with [3]someone physically weaker, since she is a woman. Show her honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered or ineffective.

8 Finally, all of you be like-minded [united in spirit], sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted [courteous and compassionate toward each other as members of one household], and humble in spirit;

9 and never return evil for evil or insult for insult [avoid scolding, berating, and any kind of abuse], but on the contrary, give a blessing [pray for one another’s well-being, contentment, and protection]; for you have been called for this very purpose, that you might inherit a blessing [from God that brings well-being, happiness, and protection].

10 For,

“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not], must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).

11 “He must turn away from wickedness and do what is right.
He must search for peace [with God, with self, with others] and pursue it eagerly [actively—not merely desiring it].

12 “For the eyes of the Lord are[looking favorably] upon the righteous (the upright), and His ears are attentive to their prayer (eager to answer), but the face of the Lord is against those who practice evil.”

13 Now who is there to hurt you if you become enthusiastic for what is good?

14 But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness [though it is not certain that you will], you are still blessed [happy, to be admired and favored by God]. Do not be afraid of their intimidating threats, nor be troubled or disturbed [by their opposition].

15 But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect.

16 And see to it that your conscience is entirely clear, so that every time you are slandered or falsely accused, those who attack or disparage your good behavior in Christ will be shamed [by their own words].

17 For it is better that you suffer [unjustly] for doing what is right, if that should be God’s will, than [to suffer justly] for doing wrong.

18 For indeed Christ died for sins once for all, the Just and Righteous for the unjust and unrighteous [the Innocent for the guilty] so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit;

19 in which He also went and preached to the spirits now in prison,

20 who once were disobedient, when the great patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons [Noah’s family], were brought safely through the water.

21 Corresponding to that [rescue through the flood], baptism [which is an expression of a believer’s new life in Christ] now [4]saves you, not by removing dirt from the body, but by an appeal to God for a good (clear) conscience, [demonstrating what you believe to be yours] through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

22 who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God [that is, the place of honor and authority], with [all] angels and authorities and powers made subservient to Him.

1 Peter 3:1-22 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:1 There are both military and sporting analogies associated with the meaning of the word “submit.” It can refer to the act of “falling in line,” i.e. each soldier reporting to his proper place; or each team member respecting how the team works, i.e. acknowledging and participating in his assigned position.
  2. 1 Peter 3:6 In ancient times a common title of honor and respect.
  3. 1 Peter 3:7 Lit a weaker vessel, the feminine.
  4. 1 Peter 3:21 Baptism is a public representation of that which actually saves the believer—one’s personal faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus the Messiah.

Wednesday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – Luke 22:39-46

The Garden of Gethsemane

39 And He came out and went, as was His habit, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed Him.

40 When He arrived at the place [called Gethsemane], He said to them, “Pray continually that you may not fall into temptation.”

41 And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed,

42 saying, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup [of divine wrath] from Me; yet not My will, but [always] Yours be done.”

43 [1]Now an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him.

44 And being in agony [deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death], He prayed more intently; and His [2]sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.

45 When He rose from prayer, He came to the disciples and found them sleeping from sorrow,

46 and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not fall into temptation.”

Luke 22:39-46 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Luke 22:43 This particular encounter between Jesus and the ministering angel is found only in Luke’s gospel. Most early mss do not contain vv 43, 44.
  2. Luke 22:44 A potentially life-threatening physical response to extreme physical or mental stress, hematidrosis.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – The Key of Worship

Worship is your warfare. Worship is your weapon of choice. I send confusion into the enemy’s camp when you worship Me. I shatter and break the works of the enemy when you release your worship to Me.

Submission is key in your worship. In fact, submission is the key to worship! A yielded heart to My will, means that My Kingdom can then be released in your life and into the situations that you find yourself in; My kingdom rule will be established in your life as you yield to My will and My ways.

In your yielding, I will establish you in My love. In your yielding, I will guard you in all your ways. As you yield, I give you keys of authority that will unlock doors. I will release My anointing that will break bars of iron and shatter enemy chains.

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven…

Matthew 6:9 (NIV)

Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.

Luke 22:42 (BSB)

21 Then he explained his plan and appointed men to march in front of the army and praise the Lord for his holy power by singing:[1]

“Praise the Lord!
His love never ends.”

22 As soon as they began singing, the Lord confused the enemy camp,

23 so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out!

2 Chronicles 20:21-23 (CEV)
Footnotes
1 20.21 to march in front … singing: Or “to put on their sacred robes, lead the army into battle, and praise the Lord by singing.”

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Wednesday Morning Scripture (WK42/2022) – 2 Chronicles 20:14-25

Jahaziel Answers the Prayer

14 Then in the midst of the assembly the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph.

15 He said, “Listen carefully, all [you people of] Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and King Jehoshaphat. The Lord says this to you: ‘Be not afraid or dismayed at this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God’s.

16 Go down against them tomorrow. Behold, they will come up by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them at the end of the river valley, in front of the Wilderness of Jeruel.

17 You need not fight in this battle; take your positions, stand and witness the salvation of the Lord who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.’”

18 Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell down before the Lord, worshiping Him.

19 The Levites, from the sons of the Kohathites and the sons of the Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

Enemies Destroy Themselves

20 So they got up early in the morning and went out into the Wilderness of Tekoa; and as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, O Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe and trust in the Lord your God and you will be established (secure). Believe and trust in His prophets and succeed.”

21 When he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who sang to the Lord and those who praised Him in their holy (priestly) attire, as they went out before the army and said, “Praise and give thanks to the Lord, for His mercy and lovingkindness endure forever.”

22 When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were struck down [in defeat].

23 For the sons of Ammon and Moab [suspecting betrayal] rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, completely destroying them; and when they had finished with the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another.

24 When [the men of] Judah came to the lookout tower of the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, and behold, they were dead bodies lying on the ground, and no one had escaped.

25 When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their spoil, they found much among them, including equipment, garments, and valuable things which they took for themselves, more than they could carry away; so much that they spent three days gathering the spoil.

2 Chronicles 20:14-25 (AMP)

Understanding The Lord in His Prayer

Our Father in heaven,

Our Father, The Most High God, that dwells in heaven

Hallowed be Your Name,

Recognise His Name as Holy, set apart, exalted and worthy of all the glory, praise, honour and so much more than what we can give,

Your Kingdom come,

The Lord’s Kingdom is coming,

Your will be done,

We request that it always is our desire to do His will and His will alone; for His will to overcome us and take precedence over our own,

On earth as it is in heaven,

For it to be on earth as it is in heaven. For His praises to always be on our lips and in our hearts; no matter the circumstance,

Give us today our daily bread.

Our God shall supply ALL our needs according to His riches in glory.

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

We ask our Father to forgive us of ALL wrong, and He will as long as we forgive others of ALL their wrong towards/against us

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from all evil.

Lead us not into temptation; anything that is not of God. We do not want to be tested and tried but if we are, we want our Father to provide a way of escape

For thine is the Kingdom

The earth is His and the fullness thereof…He created it. Without Him it wouldn’t exist.

The power and the glory,

Our God possesses ALL the ability to do ALL things to change the course of the enemy in our lives and in ALL situations. We must ALWAYS give Him the honour, adoration, praise and thanksgiving, which is due to His Name. We should worship Him in the beauty of holiness.

Forever and ever.

From beginning of time the LORD’S Holy Spirit moved on the face of the waters. He is here now and will be for an eternity. The earth may pass away but The LORD, neither His Word, ever will!

Amen

An agreement, approval of all that is above.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Blueprints

Blueprints are coming.

I am revealing to you more and more the next steps. Watch out as dreams and visions are going to increase in the next few weeks. I am about to release mighty downloads from heaven. I will speak with a new sound and in a new way to you.

Listen to me.

Spend time with me in the quiet place. I treasure so much our time together. I love being together with you and I love to reveal things to you.

You will see with more clarity what I have planned for you. It is so much more than you have ever imagined!

Prayer: Lord, open my ears, open my heart, open my eyes. I don’t want to miss any of those blueprints you have for me. Prepare me Lord to see and understand what you speak to me.

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 55:6 (NIV)

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.

9 “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 (NIV

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Tuesday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – Isaiah 55

The Free Offer of Mercy

1 “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].

2 “Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your earnings for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight in [1]abundance.

3 “Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me; hear, so that your soul may live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, according to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.

4 “Listen carefully, I have appointed [2]him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation], a leader and commander to the peoples.

5 “In fact, you [3][Israel] will call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you, because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.”

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

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.

10 “For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bear and sprout, and providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

11 So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; it will not return to Me void (useless, without result), without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

12 “For you will go out [from exile] with joy and be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; the mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

13 “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow, and instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow; and it will be a memorial to the Lord, for an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”

Isaiah 55:1-13 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:2 Lit fatness.
  2. Isaiah 55:4 Or Him (the Messiah Himself).
  3. Isaiah 55:5 The identification of the one addressed here is uncertain. A large number of authorities believe it to be Israel, as here indicated, but other interpreters think it is the Messiah [the second David], or David as His representative.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Focus

Focus on my voice.

I speak to all my children but they don’t all take the time to listen.

It is my heart to commune with all my children. Yes, even those who do not acknowledge my presence, they too do I yearn to speak with. It is my joy to listen to you, my child. To hear your thoughts, your dreams, your pains, and your upsets. But will you pause and listen to me?
Will you sit down at my table and commune with me, listening to what is on my heart not only for yourself, but also for those around you? I long for relationships that are built upon open communication, where we might be vulnerable and honest with each other. Will you sit today and focus on what I am speaking to you?

Activation: Declare over yourself today:
In the name of Jesus, I declare that I hear the voice of God! I have ears to hear and I declare that they are open to receiving my Father’s voice. My Father loves me and desires to communicate with me. My spirit is alive in Him and therefore I am able to recognize when my Father speaks with me!

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Jeremiah 33.3 (ESV)

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

John 10:27 (TPT)

Behold, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me.

Revelation 3:20 (TPT)

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