Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – 23.12.21 – Live Generously

My people, I have brought you into places of abundance.  I have set before you a banquet of my goodness.  You have eaten of the plenty that has been available.  There has been richness for you to feast on – a richness of my word, of my goodness, and my life.  

Be careful not to gorged yourselves. Do not become over-sated like those at a Roman feast who ate until full then made themselves sick to eat more. You are so over-full that you barely receive from me before moving on to the next, eating indiscriminately of what is available without allowing time for digestion, greedily consuming all in your sight, without it impacting your life and without sharing. Like water flowing into an enclosed pool, it is not flowing as I have designed it to. My rivers of living water are designed to flow into you and out of you, a constantly renewing stream of fresh, life-giving flow. Don’t you know that I have blessed you for you to be a blessing to others? Be discerning and self-controlled about what you consume and when. Allow my words to take root in you, to become life, firstly to you and then to others.

Look around the world you live in. Can you see those that are starving, desperate for my goodness, for my life? Take of the plenty that you have feasted on and share it, life-giving bread for those not so abundantly blessed.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.

Matthew 10:8 (NIV)

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.

Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.

2 Corinthians 9:8-11 (MSG)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – 22.12.21 – His Name Is Jesus

His name is above every other name; His name is beautiful, powerful, glorious, and majestic. At His name, every knee will bow, in heaven and on the earth, and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.

How did He get this name? He humbled himself by becoming man, and while being fully God, did not consider equality with him something to be taken advantage of. Instead, He came as a servant in human likeness, and He lived a pure and spotless life, and when the time came, He took upon Himself the sin of the world by dying a death on the cross.

The story didn’t end there, three days, the tomb held Him there, but in victory, He came up out of the grave and took the seat at the right hand of God, where he sits to make intercession for us.  

He sits and makes way for us to draw near to God by His blood. By His name, we are saved, and it is this man we worship and adore, the Man Jesus whose name is sweeter than honey and whose name we celebrate for eternity.

Lift up a shout of praise and adoration to Jesus today, give Him thanks for all He has done. Wonderful God, Prince of Peace, Everlasting Father, we adore you today.

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:9-11 (NIV)

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – 21.12.21 – Praise Him

Praise Him, you heavens, praise Him all you people on the earth, praise His holy name. Praise Him in the morning; praise Him in the night. Praise Him in your joy and praise Him in your weeping. Praise Him in the valleys and praise Him on the mountaintops. The King of Glory is strong and mighty, glorious in beauty and splendour, abounding steadfast love. He is clothed in mystery and beauty. Praise Him! He is your strong tower and mighty refuge. He is your stand-beside, the faithful witness and a constant companion. Praise Him! Praise Him, for He lives to make intercession for us. He is the first and the last, the way and the truth. He is our bright and shining light. He is the firstborn from the dead and the one who stands victorious over the death. Praise Him because He is worthy of all our praise and adoration.

I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.

Psalm 7:17 (NIV)

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

Psalm 9:1 (NIV)

I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.

Psalm 35:18 (NIV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – 20.12.21 – Servant of All

I am the servant of all. I am calling you to be like me to serve all. Come back to the important things, not your fame, personal glory or platform but to be like me—a servant. As I washed the feet of my disciples as an act of love and service to them, come and wash the feet of those you lead, come low in humility and serve. Find the true joy that serving brings, for I am awakening the servant hearts in my people.This is a season of going low to love and serve others. Ask me how you can love those around you at this time.

so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.

John 13:4-5 (NIV)

As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed them and poured perfume on them.

Luke 7:38 (NIV)

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Wednesday Morning Scripture – Isaiah 9:1-7

Birth and Reign of The Prince of Peace

1 But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish [for with judgment comes the promise of salvation]. In earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He will make them honored [by the presence of the Messiah], by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.

2 The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness [1]will see a great Light; those who live in the dark land, The Light will shine on them.

3 You [O God] will increase the nation,You will multiply their joy; they will rejoice before You like the joy and jubilation of the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil [of victory].

4 For You will break the yoke of Israel’s burden and the staff (goad) on their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, as at the [2]battle of Midian.

5 For every boot of the marching warrior in the battle tumult, and [every soldier’s] garment rolled in blood, will be used for burning, fuel for the fire.

6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 There shall be no end to the increase of His government and of peace, [He shall rule] on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from that time forward and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this.

Isaiah 9:1-7 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] Isaiah 9:2 Or have seen, Hebrew perfect tense. The perfect tense is used frequently in this passage and should probably be interpreted as the prophetic future, that is, the use of the perfect (past) tense to describe a future event as a certainty

[b] .Isaiah 9:4 A reference to Gideon’s great victory over the Midianites (Judg 7:22-25).

Monday Morning Scripture (Wk51/2021) – John 1:13-18

The Word Made Flesh

14 And the Word (Christ) became flesh, and lived among us; and we [actually] saw His glory, glory as belongs to the [One and] only begotten Son of the Father, [the Son who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, who is] full of grace and truth (absolutely free of deception).

15 John testified [repeatedly] about Him and [1]has cried out [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me [2]has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, for He existed before me.’”

16 For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and gift heaped upon gift].

17 For the Law was given through Moses, but grace [the unearned, undeserved favor of God] and truth came through Jesus Christ.

18 No one has seen God [His essence, His divine nature] at any time; the [One and] only begotten God [that is, the unique Son] who is in the intimate presence of the Father, He has explained Him [and interpreted and revealed the awesome wonder of the Father].

John 1:13-18 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. John 1:15 Here John the writer uses the Greek perfect tense (“has cried out”), emphasizing the truth and continuing importance of John the Baptist’s testimony.
  2. John 1:15 Lit has become before (in front of) me, because He was first of me. The Greek is difficult because John the Baptist was making a word-play on the adverbs/adjective “after” (or “behind”), “before,” and “first.” The playful wording assumes the form of a riddle which, like some of Jesus’ parables, conceals the speaker’s meaning from those who are hostile toward him and have neither the patience nor the spiritual inclination to learn from him.

Saturday Morning Scripture (Wk49/2021) – Matthew 1:18-25

Conception and Birth of Jesus

18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been [1]betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by [the power of] the Holy Spirit.

19 And Joseph her [promised] husband, being a just and righteous man and not wanting to expose her publicly to shame, planned to send her away and divorce her quietly.

20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, descendant of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the Child who has been [2]conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

21 She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will [3]save His people from their sins.”

22 All this happened in order to fulfill what the Lord had spoken through the [4]prophet [Isaiah]:

23 “Behold, the [5]virgin shall be with child and give birth to a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel”—which, when translated, means, “God with us.”

24 Then Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him, and he took Mary [to his home] as his wife,

25 but he kept her a virgin until she had given birth to a Son [her firstborn child]; and he named Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation).

Matthew 1:18-25 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:18 The first stage of marriage (called shiddukin in Hebrew) in Jewish tradition and law, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night; unlike an engagement, it was legally binding and required a divorce to nullify it. The woman remained with her parents during the betrothal year and was referred to as a “wife” even though the marriage was not consummated during this period of time (cf Deut 22:23, 24).
  2. Matthew 1:20 Lit begotten.
  3. Matthew 1:21 Those who, by personal faith, accept Him as Savior are saved from the penalty of sin and reconciled with the Father.
  4. Matthew 1:22 The prophets in the Bible always have the ability to foretell the future as revealed to them by God. Scripture provides stringent criteria for testing a prophet’s ability to foretell future events (Deut 18:22).
  5. Matthew 1:23 “Virgin” (Gr parthenos) clearly confirms that Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus.