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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Generosity

I am a generous, abundant father, one who gives without limit. I have not held anything back. I even gave my most precious, beloved son for you. The kingdom family is a generous, giving family, giving to the point of sacrifice, even sacrifice of our whole life. This is the family you have joined, the family you have been grafted into.

As you increasingly reflect the fullness of who I am, know that I am making you to be a generous people. In this season, when the earthly wisdom is to “tighten your belt”, hoard, save and conserve, I am asking you to give. The strategy against the enemy’s squeeze on your life at this time is to give generously out of the abundance I have lavished upon you.

Give of your time, your food, your home, your money, your energy, and yourself. This is not a time to hold back. This is a time for whole-hearted giving, for you are to be a whole-hearted people, reflecting the wholeness of my heart and the unstinting generosity of my character.

Activation: Ask God to help you respond to this word with heavenly wisdom, not earthly wisdom, and ask Him to show you when, where, and how to give. Ask him to deal with the issues of your heart that lead you into limitation and a mindset of lack. Thank him for His abundance, His blessing in your life – ask Him to help you see it.

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Luke 6:38 (NIV)

⁴⁰And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well.

⁴¹If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.

⁴²Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Matthew 5:40-42 (NIV)

⁶Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.

⁷Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

⁸And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

⁹As it is written:

“They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor;
their righteousness endures forever.”

¹⁰Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.

¹¹You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.
2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Restitution and Reward

I am rewarding to you what the enemy has tried to kill, steal and destroy over the last years. He tried hard to silence you and make you useless. He did everything to rob you from your destiny.

Many times you were on the floor and ready to give up. But you didn’t! You got up again and again. I am so proud of you, my beloved one!

I have seen you and all your circumstances.

I will bless you richly for your perseverance and your obedience.
I am coming with a double portion of my blessing.

I am coming with restitution and reward.

Now is your time to receive and be filled with joy again. Famine is over and there is so much waiting ahead of you. Open your hands to receive my blessing and drink deeply from my goodness, your King.

Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting
joy will be yours.
Isaiah 61:7 NIV)

Drink deeply of the pleasures of this God.
Psalm 34:8 (TPT)

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Tuesday Morning Scripture (Wk33/2022) – Isaiah 61

Exaltation of the Afflicted

¹ The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me to bring good news to the humble and afflicted; He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted, to proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives and freedom to prisoners,

²To proclaim ^[1]the favorable year of the Lord,^[2]And the day of vengeance and retribution of our God, to comfort all who mourn,

³To grant to those who mourn in Zion the following: to give them a ^[3]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.

⁴Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, they will raise up and restore the former desolations; and they will renew the ruined cities, the desolations (deserted settlements) of many generations.

⁵Strangers will stand and feed your flocks, and foreigners will be your farmers and your vinedressers.

⁶But you shall be called the priests of the Lord; people will speak of you as the ministers of our God. You will eat the wealth of nations, and you will boast of their riches.

⁷Instead of your [former] shame you will have a ^[4]double portion; and instead of humiliation your people will shout for joy over their portion. Therefore in their land they will possess double [what they had forfeited]; everlasting joy will be theirs.

⁸For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery with ^[5]a burnt offering. And I will faithfully reward them, and make an everlasting covenant with them.

⁹Then their offspring will be known among the nations, and their descendants among the peoples. All who see them [in their prosperity] will recognize and acknowledge them that they are the people whom the Lord has blessed.

¹⁰ I will rejoice greatly in the Lord, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation, He has covered me with a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom puts on a ^[6]turban, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

¹¹ For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord God will [most certainly] cause righteousness and justice and praise to spring up before all the nations [through the power of His word].
Isaiah 61:1-11 (AMP)

Footnotes

Isaiah 61:2 The same as a day of salvation(49:8), and the year of my redeemed(63:4).
Isaiah 61:2 See note Ezek 34:28.
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.
Isaiah 61:7 I.e. abundant reward.
Isaiah 61:8 Another reading is wrongdoing or malice, but by itself either would hardly be an improvement. Some prefer to read with as “and,” which requires the assumption of a scribal error that is possible though not found in existing manuscripts. It would also raise the question of why robbery is singled out among other kinds of wrongdoing. In the Talmud the verse is taken to refer literally to the theft of an animal which the thief intends to offer as a sacrifice. The point is that the offering is unacceptable even though everything actually belongs to God and the thief arguably is only returning to God what is His.
Isaiah 61:10 Or head wrap.

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Monday Morning Scripture (Wk33/2022) – Ephesians 1

The Blessings of Redemption

¹ Paul, an apostle (special messenger, personally chosen representative) of Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed), by the will of God [that is, by His purpose and choice],to the ^[1]saints (God’s people)^[2]who are at Ephesus and are faithful and loyal and steadfast in Christ Jesus:

²Grace to you and peace [inner calm and spiritual well-being] from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

³^[3]Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms in Christ,

⁴just as [in His love] He chose us in Christ [actually selected us for Himself as His own] before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy [that is, consecrated, set apart for Him, purpose-driven] and blameless in His sight. In love

⁵He predestined and lovingly planned for us to be adopted to Himself as [His own] children through Jesus Christ, in accordance with the kind intention and good pleasure of His will—

⁶to the praise of His glorious grace and favor, which He so freely bestowed on us in the Beloved [His Son, Jesus Christ].

⁷In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace

⁸which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and understanding [with practical insight]

⁹He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ,

¹⁰with regard to the fulfillment of the times [that is, the end of history, the climax of the ages]—to bring all things together in Christ, [both] things in the heavens and things on the earth.

¹¹In Him also we have ^[4]received an inheritance [a destiny—we were claimed by God as His own], having been predestined (chosen, appointed beforehand) according to the purpose of Him who works everything in agreement with the counsel and design of His will,

¹²so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.

¹³In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God].

¹⁴The Spirit is the ^[5]guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.

¹⁵For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people,

¹⁶I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers;

¹⁷[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].

¹⁸And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the ^[6]hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the ^[7]saints (God’s people),

¹⁹and [so that you will begin to know] what the immeasurable and unlimited and surpassing greatness of His [active, spiritual] power is in us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength

²⁰which He ^[8]produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,

²¹far above all rule and authority and power and dominion [whether angelic or human], and [far above] every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and world but also in the one to come.

²²And He ^[9]put all things [in every realm] in subjection under Christ’s feet, and ^[10]appointed Him as [supreme and authoritative] head over all things in the church,

²³which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills and completes all things in all [believers].
Ephesians 1:1-23 (AMP)

Footnotes

Ephesians 1:1 “Saints” refers to born-again believers. All believers are holy, that is, set apart or sanctified for God’s purpose.
Ephesians 1:1 Three early mss do not contain “at Ephesus.” Some scholars suggest that this was intended as a circular letter for various churches of Asia Minor (modern Turkey), sent first to Ephesus and then to the other churches. See Paul’s instruction to the Colossians in 4:16. Others believe the letter was directed only to the Ephesians because of its many personal references. The books of Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon are believed to have been written by Paul while he was a prisoner under house arrest in Rome (a.d. 60-62) (cf 6:20).
Ephesians 1:3 In Greek this passage (vv 3-14), also referred to as a doxology, is one sentence.
Ephesians 1:11 Or our destiny.
Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment.
Ephesians 1:18 In the NT the word “hope” expresses a cherished desire along with the confident assurance of obtaining that which is longed for.
Ephesians 1:18 See note v 1.
Ephesians 1:20 The first of three manifestations of God’s power exhibited in Christ.
Ephesians 1:22 The second manifestation of God’s power exhibited in Christ.
Ephesians 1:22 This is the third manifestation of God’s power exhibited in Christ.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Chosen

My beloved, today you must know that you are chosen. I chose you long ago and I will continue to choose you each and every day. When the sun rises each morning, I choose you. When the sun sets, after the busyness of the day, I still choose you.

Will you choose me?
Will you sit and dwell with me? While away the hours with me?

It is my joy to walk with you and talk with you; to be your confidant, your love, your friend.

There is no where you can go where my love cannot reach you. You are like a seal upon my heart; we are joined as one.

While it may feel like others have passed you by – that you have been forgotten or overlooked in the past – please believe that my gaze never left you. My love for you will never fade and I shall not pass you by. You are my precious inheritance – the one whom I love.

Activation: Ask Holy Spirit if you are carrying any wounds of rejection or hurt. Release them and ask Holy Spirit for a fresh in-filling of this truth: You are chosen by God!

And he chose us to be his very own, joining us to himself even before he laid the foundation of the universe!
Ephesians 1:4 (TPT)

I am truly his rose, the very theme of his song. I’m overshadowed by his love, growing in the valley!
Song of Songs 2:1 (TPT)

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Friday Morning Scripture (WK32/2022) Ezekiel 3

¹ And he said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.’ ²So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

³Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.’ So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

⁴He then said to me: ‘Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them. ⁵You are not being sent to a people of obscure speech and strange language, but to the people of Israel – ⁶not to many peoples of obscure speech and strange language, whose words you cannot understand. Surely if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you. ⁷But the people of Israel are not willing to listen to you because they are not willing to listen to me, for all the Israelites are hardened and obstinate. ⁸But I will make you as unyielding and hardened as they are. ⁹I will make your forehead like the hardest stone, harder than flint. Do not be afraid of them or terrified by them, though they are a rebellious people.’

¹⁰And he said to me, ‘Son of man, listen carefully and take to heart all the words I speak to you. ¹¹Go now to your people in exile and speak to them. Say to them, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says,” whether they listen or fail to listen.’

¹²Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me a loud rumbling sound as the glory of the Lord rose from the place where it was standing.^[1] ¹³It was the sound of the wings of the living creatures brushing against each other and the sound of the wheels beside them, a loud rumbling sound. ¹⁴The Spirit then lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord on me. ¹⁵I came to the exiles who lived at Tel Aviv near the River Kebar. And there, where they were living, I sat among them for seven days – deeply distressed.

Ezekiel’s Task As Watchman

¹⁶At the end of seven days the word of the Lord came to me: ¹⁷‘Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. ¹⁸When I say to a wicked person, “You will surely die,” and you do not warn them or speak out to dissuade them from their evil ways in order to save their life, that wicked person will die for^[2]their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. ¹⁹But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself.

²⁰‘Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling-block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood. ²¹But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.’

²²The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, ‘Get up and go out to the plain, and there I will speak to you.’ ²³So I got up and went out to the plain. And the glory of the Lord was standing there, like the glory I had seen by the River Kebar, and I fell face down.

²⁴Then the Spirit came into me and raised me to my feet. He spoke to me and said: ‘Go, shut yourself inside your house. ²⁵And you, son of man, they will tie with ropes; you will be bound so that you cannot go out among the people. ²⁶I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious people. ²⁷But when I speak to you, I will open your mouth and you shall say to them, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says.” Whoever will listen let them listen, and whoever will refuse let them refuse; for they are a rebellious people.
Ezekiel 3:1-27 (NIVUK)

Footnotes

Ezekiel 3:12 Probable reading of the original Hebrew text; Masoretic Text sound – may the glory of the Lord be praised from his place
Ezekiel 3:18 Or in; also in verses 19 and 20

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Speak Out Loud

Release my truth into the atmosphere. The truth of who I am; of what I am doing on the earth; the promises that I have made. I dwell amidst the multitudes and yet so many are hardened to the truth of who I am.

Oh my beloved church! Would your words speak to the truth of who I really am!

Today, would your declarations release truth into the atmosphere, drawing people’s attention to the truth of who I am.

I am love.

I am redemption.

I am faithful and I am just.

When you speak truth, the darkness must flee, giving way for more light to come in. The more truth you speak out into the atmosphere, the more the darkness will fall. When you speak the truth of who I really am, you scatter seeds of love, joy, and compassion amongst those who surround you. Do not underestimate what I can do with a small scattering of seeds.

Activation: What truth is God asking you to speak out today? Perhaps it is a testimony? A declaration of His goodness? Talk with him today about how you can speak out His truth into the atmosphere.

¹ And he said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what is before you, eat this scroll; then go and speak to the people of Israel.’

²So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

³Then he said to me, ‘Son of man, eat this scroll I am giving you and fill your stomach with it.’ So I ate it, and it tasted as sweet as honey in my mouth.

⁴He then said to me: ‘Son of man, go now to the people of Israel and speak my words to them.
Ezekiel 3:1-4 (NIVUK)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Occupy

I have created a place for you to occupy that I have ordained and boundaried for you. I have called you by name to occupy this space, not just in your family, your community, your workplace, or in your fellowship on the earth, but a place in the spirit realm.

I have called you to occupy territory – real estate in the spiritual realm in each of your environments. As you occupy the place I have called you to, you impact the ground I have given you, creating an impact for the kingdom. You are called by name to stand and occupy the space I have allotted to you.

Just as the Israelites were given clearly defined territories, I have marked out land for you to possess, both in the natural and in the spirit realm. Start by stepping in faith into the place you have been allocated to. There are places where you have not stepped forward, where you have abdicated your position, where you have given ground, and where you have left a gap in the defences.

Occupy your space!

Activation: Ask Him to reveal to you territory He has ordained for you to occupy.