Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Change In Worship

What does the Lord require of us in worship?
He is saying ‘Give me your heart, that is your mind, soul and spirit, for bringing your heart allows for change. When you worship, humbly bringing your gifts to my feet, let us speak with each other and hear each other. Do not withhold your worship of Me.

Come into my presence no matter what is happening in your environment. Angels are commanded to adore me for they see me face to face. Your place is as part of that crowd of witnesses. Tell me of my great deeds, yes, for that is praise and what you declare with your mouth in my presence is important.

I require your attention, but not just for a few hours. Switching off from listening to me ‘for a rest’ is not the worship that I desire. You have not yet been consumed by me; you have only submitted to me. Your humble worship and your outright praise of me are bringing forwards a breakthrough in how you speak with one another. So, no more withholding your worship because it is not like others or their outward
appearance.

As your heart grows before me, allow me to speak, convict and comfort. Choose my heart priorities, then change will happen. I say you will complement one another without jealousy, ask for help without comparison, seeking the best for others in areas when you still lack. This breaking of you will allow Holy Spirit activity to flourish
through you to serve the world. Such is worship.’

Worship the Lord in the splendour of his holiness. Tremble before him all the earth.

Psalm 96:9 (NIVUK)

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

2 Corinthians 5:17 (ESV)

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Thursday Morning Scripture (Wk36/2022) – Isaiah 6

Isaiah’s Vision

1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw [in a vision] the Lord sitting on a throne, high and exalted, with the train of His royal robe filling the [most holy part of the] temple.

2 Above Him seraphim (heavenly beings) stood; each one had six wings: with two wings he covered his face, with two wings he covered his feet, and with two wings he flew.

3 And one called out to another, saying,

“Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts;
The whole earth is filled with His glory.”

4 And the foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, and the temple was filling with smoke.

5 Then I said,

“Woe is me! For I am ruined,
Because I am a man of [ceremonially] unclean lips,
And I live among a people of unclean lips;
For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts.”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a burning coal in his hand, which he had taken from the altar with tongs.

7 He touched my mouth with it and said, “Listen carefully, this has touched your lips; your wickedness [your sin, your injustice, your wrongdoing] is taken away and your sin atoned for and forgiven.”

Isaiah’s Commission

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people:

‘Keep on listening, but do not understand;
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
10
“Make the heart of this people insensitive,
Their ears dull,
And their eyes dim,
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”

11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And He answered,

“Until cities are devastated and without inhabitant,
And houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
12
The Lord has removed [His] people far away,
And there are many deserted places in the midst of the land.
13
“And though a tenth [of the people] remain in the land,
It will again be subject to destruction [consumed and burned],
Like a massive terebinth tree or like an oak
Whose stump remains when it is chopped down.
The holy seed [the elect remnant] is its stump [the substance of Israel].”

Isaiah 6:1-13 (AMP)

Be On Fire For God | A Blessed Morning Prayer To Start Your Day

Further Reading

Pitfalls of Immorality

1 My son, be attentive to my wisdom [godly wisdom learned by costly experience], incline your ear to my understanding;

2 That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment), and your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation].

Proverbs 5:1-2 (AMP)

Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; and purify your [unfaithful] hearts, you double-minded [people].

James 4:8 (AMP)

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon[money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

Matthew 6:24 (AMP)

15 ‘I know your deeds, that you are [1]neither cold (invigorating, refreshing) nor hot (healing, therapeutic); I wish that you were [2]cold or hot.

16 So because you are lukewarm (spiritually useless), and neither hot nor cold, I will vomit you out of My mouth [rejecting you with disgust].

Revelation 3:15-16 (AMP)
Footnotes
1 Revelation 3:15 This phrase and the word lukewarm in v 16 form a metaphor that is probably based on the quality of the water supply of Laodicea, which was delivered by aqueduct from the hot mineral springs about five miles away. During its journey, the water cooled to a warm or lukewarm temperature.
2 Revelation 3:15 I.e. alive, productive—beneficial in one way or the other.

Do not Love The World

15 Do not love the world [of sin that opposes God and His precepts], nor the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world—the lust and sensual craving of the flesh and the lust and longing of the eyes and the boastful pride of life [pretentious confidence in one’s resources or in the stability of earthly things]—these do not come from the Father, but are from the world.

1 John 2:15-16 (AMP)

But Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things left behind] is fit for the kingdom of God.”

Luke 9:62 (AMP)

For even though [1]they knew God [as the Creator], they did not [2]honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.

Romans 1:21
Footnotes
1 Romans 1:21 Anyone who attributes the existence of the world to chance or to a different creator is already guilty of deliberately rejecting God, because to deny the true God one must set aside common sense.
2 Romans 1:21 Lit glorify.

And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be [1]transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].

Romans 12:2 (AMP)
Footnotes
1 Romans 12:2 From the Greek word meaning “metamorphosis.” Refers to the process that leads to an outward, permanent change.

But without faith it is impossible to [walk with God and] please Him, for whoever comes [near] to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He rewards those who [earnestly and diligently] seek Him.

Hebrews 11:6 (AMP)

Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:13 (AMP)

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – The Great Untangling

I am purposely slowing you down for a time to deal with the small and intricate places that need to be untangled in your heart. These are issues that have gone unchecked or unnoticed for quite a long time, brushed under the rug due to the busyness of your fast-paced lifestyle. This is a time where I am asking you to pause and allow Me to shed the spotlight on the areas that are normally difficult to see. Instead of being satisfied with cutting off the bad growth at surface level, you must dig deeper to find the root issue and allow Me to pull it out. I want to set you completely free from every bondage and torment in
your life so that you can face this new era with a healed soul that is fully equipped to face the warfare ahead. Now is the time for Me to untangle your heartstrings and make you whole again!

Then, by constantly using your faith, the life of Christ will be released deep inside you, and the resting place of his love will become the very source and root of your life.

Ephesians 3:17 (TPT)

Wednesday Morning Scripture (Wk36/2022) – Ephesians 3

Paul’s Stewardship

For this reason [because I preach that you and believing Jews are joint heirs] I, Paul, am the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—

2 assuming that you have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was entrusted to me [to share with you] for your benefit;

3 and that by [divine] revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I have already written in brief.

4 By referring to this, when you read it you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ,

5 which in other generations was not disclosed to mankind, as it has now been revealed to His holy apostles and prophets by the [Holy] Spirit;

6 [it is this:] that the Gentiles are now joint heirs [with the Jews] and members of the same body, and joint partakers [sharing] in the [same divine] promise in Christ Jesus through [their faith in] the good news [of salvation].

7 Of this [gospel] I was made a minister by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of His power.

8 To me, [though I am] the very least of all the saints (God’s people), this grace [which is undeserved] was graciously given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the good news of the incomprehensible riches of Christ [that spiritual wealth which no one can fully understand],

9 and to make plain [to everyone] the plan of the mystery [regarding the uniting of believing Jews and Gentiles into one body] which [until now] was kept hidden through the ages in [the mind of] God who created all things.

10 So now through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God [in all its countless aspects] might now be made known [revealing the mystery] to the [angelic] rulers and authorities in the heavenly places.

11 This is in accordance with [the terms of] the eternal purpose which He carried out in Christ Jesus our Lord,

12 in whom we have boldness and confident access through faith in Him [that is, our faith gives us sufficient courage to freely and openly approach God through Christ].

13 So I ask you not to lose heart at my sufferings on your behalf, for they are your glory and honor.

14 For this reason [grasping the greatness of this plan by which Jews and Gentiles are joined together in Christ] I bow my knees [in reverence] before the Father [of our Lord Jesus Christ],

15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth [1]derives its name [God—the first and ultimate Father].

16 May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality],

17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,

18 be fully capable of comprehending with all the saints (God’s people) the width and length and height and depth of His love [fully experiencing that amazing, endless love];

19 and [that you may come] to know [practically, through personal experience] the love of Christ which far surpasses [mere] knowledge [without experience], that you may be filled up [throughout your being] to all the fullness of God [so that you may have the richest experience of God’s presence in your lives, completely filled and flooded with God Himself].

20 Now to Him who is able to [carry out His purpose and] do superabundantly more than all that we dare ask or think [infinitely beyond our greatest prayers, hopes, or dreams], according to His power that is at work within us,

21 to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 3:1-21 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 3:15 In Greek, the word for family is patria, which is derived from pater, the word for “father.” The concept of family originates with God.

Let The Light Of God Shine Over Your Life | A Blessed Morning Prayer To Start Your Day

Further Reading

Jesus Is The Light Of The World

Once more Jesus addressed the crowd. He said, “[1]I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”

John 8:12 (AMP)
Footnotes
1 John 8:12 The second of the memorable “I am” statements.

For once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as children of Light [live as those who are native-born to the Light]

Ephesians 5:8 (AMP)

“The people who were sitting(living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light, And for those who were sitting(living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and moral] death, Upon them a Light has dawned.”

Matthew 4:16 (AMP)

14 “You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:14-16 (AMP)

The Light shines on in the [1]darkness, and the darkness did not understand it or overpower it or appropriate it or absorb it [and is unreceptive to it].

John 1:5 (AMP)
Footnotes
1 John 1:5 i.e. the world immersed in sin: all that stands in opposition to God and biblical truth.

Just as each one of you has received a special gift [a spiritual talent, an ability graciously given by God], employ it in serving one another as [is appropriate for] good stewards of God’s multi-faceted grace [faithfully using the diverse, varied gifts and abilities granted to Christians by God’s unmerited favor].

1 Peter 4:10 (AMP)

God Is Light

This is the message [of God’s promised revelation] which we have heard from Him and now announce to you, that God is Light [He is holy, His message is truthful, He is perfect in righteousness], and in Him there is no darkness at all [no sin, no wickedness, no imperfection].

1 John 1:5 (AMP)

but if we [really] walk in the Light[that is, live each and every day in conformity with the precepts of God], as He Himself is in the Light, we have [true, unbroken] fellowship with one another [He with us, and we with Him], and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin [by erasing the stain of sin, keeping us cleansed from sin in all its forms and manifestations].

1 John 1:7 (AMP)

8 On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true and realised in Christ and in you, because the darkness [of moral blindness] is clearing away and the true Light [the revelation of God in Christ] is already shining.

9 The one who says he is in the Light [in consistent fellowship with Christ] and yet [1]habitually hates (works against) his brother [in Christ] is in the darkness until now.

10 The one who [2]loves and unselfishly seeks the best for his [believing] brother lives in the Light, and in him there is no occasion for stumbling or offense [he does not hurt the cause of Christ or lead others to sin].

1 John 2:8-10 (AMP)
Footnotes
1 1 John 2:9 This focuses more on the self-centered, hateful actions (not the emotion) of someone who habitually cultivates an obstructionistic attitude, and ignores the command to act in a way that expresses unselfish Christian love (see note v 10).
2 1 John 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.