Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Don’t Sit in Worry

I am the Alpha and the Omega, God of endings and beginnings. Endings can sometimes be sad, or feel like being untethered. But in Me, an ending is a springboard! When Mary said, ‘Let it be to me according to Your word’, I could be birthed. When sin put Me in the grave, I defeated death and rose again. After I ascended to heaven, I sent the Holy Spirit to you.

Don’t sit in the overwhelm of worry or regret for things that have ended. Worship Me. And as you do, you will begin to perceive My perspective. In the place of worship, hold onto faith in who I am, arise so you can press on and take hold of the things I have taken hold of for you. This is your springboard for new beginnings!

Sit with Me and ask these questions. What have been the learnings from last year, which have most refined you to more greatly reflect Me? Where have you grown? Take a moment to pour out thankfulness.

What were the hurts or choices that diminished you? Release them to Me, and I’ll show you where or if you need to repent. I’ll be with you as you forgive others. As we move on, put your pain into My hands, say goodbye and leave it there.

Now with our springboard in place, let’s leap together into the new. You don’t move forward alone: I was with you back then, I am with you now and I will never abandon you. Keep your eyes on Me, worship Me with all that you are, and let’s journey on together.

“I am the [a]Alpha and the Omega [the Beginning and the End],” says the Lord God, “Who is [existing forever] and Who was [continually existing in the past] and Who is to come, the Almighty [the Omnipotent, the Ruler of all].”

Revelation 1:8 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] Revelation 1:8 An expression of God’s absolute supremacy over all things.

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Monday Morning Scripture – Psalm 36

Wickedness of Men and Lovingkindness of God.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

1 Transgression speaks [like an oracle] to the wicked (godless) [deep] within his heart;
There is no fear (dread) of God before his eyes.

2 For he flatters and deceives himself in his own eyes
Thinking that his sinfulness will not be discovered and hated [by God].

3 The words of his mouth are wicked and deceitful;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

4 He plans wrongdoing on his bed;
He sets himself on a path that is not good;
He does not reject or despise evil.

5 Your lovingkindness and graciousness, O Lord, extend to the skies,
Your faithfulness [reaches] to the clouds.

6 Your righteousness is like the mountains of God,
Your judgments are like the great deep.
O Lord, You preserve man and beast.

7 How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God!
The children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.

8 They drink their fill of the abundance of Your house;
And You allow them to drink from the river of Your delights.

9 For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water];
In Your light we see light.

10 O continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You,
And Your righteousness (salvation) to the upright in heart.

11 Do not let the foot of the proud [person] overtake me,
And do not let the hand of the wicked drive me away.

12 There those who [are perverse and] do evil have fallen;
They have been thrust down and cannot rise.

Psalm 36:1-12 (AMP)

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Fountain of Cascading Light

My dear pure and holy Bride, this is a preparation time that you are in. I am coming back soon for you, My love. But there are still so many in this world who don’t know Me. Who are so consumed by the gloom of today, who sit in the shadow of death, who have never seen My true light.

It is time to arise and let My light shine in corners of darkness where people live. I have placed people in your life, who have felt darkness knocking on their doors. And I have placed My light within you, so that you will be an incandescent candle in the shadowy places of gloom.

Shine strong. The flame of My light will sweep into their eyes, and they will see My holy light in you. With your help, I will shine a spotlight into deep caves of blindness and haul those lost, into the noonday sun.

Activation:

Ask the Lord: who is around you who needs you to shine His light into their life today? What neighbor, family member, friend or co-worker needs you to shine the light of Christ, so they receive the light of revelation?

For with You is the fountain of life [the fountain of life-giving water];
In Your light we see light.

Psalm 36:9 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – My Banner of Love

The Spirit of the Lord says:

Come out from your dark cave, My beloved. It is time to leave the cave of independence. Come to My table which I have prepared for you. Do you not know that the enemy cannot interfere with the feast I have prepared for you?

Come into the joy of Your Maker. Come and be covered by My banner of love. Come, recline, eat and be satisfied by My goodness.

The Lord showed me caves of independence which people were choosing to sit in. The places of ‘darkness’ that we have carved out for ourselves, which do not satisfy. Then the Lord showed me the feasting table of God, covered in colourful waving banners and surrounded by joyful heavenly singing. It is the place the Lord has prepared for us to dine with Him, and to depend upon Him.

The Lord says:

Just as I chose to come in the flesh and depend on another as a helpless baby, I want you to move from your cave of independence to My feasting table, where you can learn to fully depend on Me.

Activation:

Take a moment to thank God for preparing a feast for you. Tell Him you are sorry for depending on yourself. Then do a simple prophetic act as a sign of agreement with God. Get up from where you are, take a few steps and sit in a different place. Ask Holy Spirit to remind you throughout the day to feast at His table.

“He has brought me to his banqueting place,
And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me].

Song of Solomon 2:4 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – A Safe Embrace

You are Mine and your life is not your own. Today I come to remind you that you were bought at a price. You are My precious one, who is carrying My purpose, My call and My vision.

Some of you have forgotten that your life is Mine. I want to do great things in you and through you. This takes wild obedience to follow My voice, and to do as I instruct, because My thoughts are not your thoughts, and My ways are not your ways.

Today I ask you to trust Me again, and remember who I have called you to be; My precious one, My child, My beloved.

Activation:

Repent if you need to, for where you have lived your life for yourself and not for God. He is a good Father, who wants to do good things in you, for you and with you. Sit with Jesus and ask, “Lord, did I do the last thing you told me to do?” If the answer is ‘yes’, ask the Lord for what He wants you to do next. If the answer is ‘no’, ask God to remind you of what He wants you to do. Then in obedience, step out and follow what the Lord has said in faith.

O LORD, I know that the path of [life of] a man is not in himself;
It is not within [the limited ability of] man [even one at his best] to choose and direct his steps [in life].

Jeremiah 10:23 (AMP)

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Wednesday Morning Scripture – John 1:1-18

The Deity of Jesus Christ

1 In the beginning [before all time] was the Word ([a]Christ), and the Word was with God, and [b]the Word was God Himself. 

2 He was [continually existing] in the beginning [co-eternally] with God. 

3 All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him not even one thing was made that has come into being. 

4 In Him was life [and the power to bestow life], and the life was the Light of men. 

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

The Witness of John the Baptist

6 There came a man commissioned and sent from God, whose name was [d]John. 

7 This man came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe [in Christ, the Light] through him. 

8 John was not the Light, but came to testify about the Light.

9 There it was—the true Light [the genuine, perfect, steadfast Light] which, coming into the world, enlightens everyone. 

10 He (Christ) was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him. 

11 He came to that which was His own [that which belonged to Him—His world, His creation, His possession], and those who were His own [people—the Jewish nation] did not receive and welcome Him. 

12 But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the right [the authority, the privilege] to become children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name— 

13 who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].

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 [e]has cried out [testifying officially for the record, with validity and relevance], “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me [f]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 1:14-18 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] John 1:1 In John the Apostle’s vision (Rev 19), he sees Christ returning as Warrior-Messiah-King, and “…His name is called The Word of God…and LORD OF LORDS.” (Rev 19:13, 16).

[b] John 1:1 In this phrase, “God” appears first in the Greek word order, emphasizing the fact that “the Word” (Christ) was God—so “God Himself.”

[c] John 1:5 i.e. the world immersed in sin: all that stands in opposition to God and biblical truth.

[d] John 1:6 The births of both John the Baptist and Jesus were foretold by the angel, Gabriel (Luke 1:5-80). This passage is about John the Baptist, the son of Zacharias the priest and his wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was related to Mary the mother of Jesus (Luke 1:36). John the Baptist is considered to be the last of the OT prophets, and is not to be confused with John the Apostle who wrote this Gospel, three brief letters (1 John, 2 John, 3 John) and Revelation.

[e] 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.

[f] 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.