Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Take Authority

My child, I know the unease you are feeling about areas of life that feel out of control and unpredictable. You sense the call to step out, but also feel the ground moving beneath your feet as you transition, causing you to feel destabilised and off balance.

Consider the Sea of Galilee; a large and powerful body of water. To the disciples it represented so much more than that: livelihood, resource, food, travel and transport. But it’s also subject to sudden and violent storms; whilst relying on it, the disciples’ lives would also be at the mercy of it.

During one such storm, Jesus Christ walked out upon the water to meet the disciples in the centre of the storm, but their fear paralysed them and they did not recognise Him. Do not let fear take such a hold of you, that you do not recognise My hand upon your life. When Jesus walked on the water, He demonstrated His authority over the storm, but also over the lake. This powerful force that the disciples’ lives were at the mercy of, was now under the authority of Jesus Christ.

The disciples would never again be defenceless against the lake for these things – for they found their security in the one who has authority over them all. How much more authority then do you have, through Jesus Christ? In Me, you have the authority to overcome the enemy and his attempts to destabilise you – you have the authority to stand and to declare peace and stability in transition. Rise up, stand firm and take authority.

Activation:-

Sit with Holy Spirit and ask Him to bring to mind the areas of your life that feel destabilised and off balance. Repent of any times that you have partnered with fear, and ask Holy Spirit to show you the ways in which He has been working that you have missed. Picture yourself physically positioned over the unstable areas of your life, just as Jesus positioned himself over the waters. Declare that in Jesus’ name, they come into alignment with God’s will in your life, and under the authority that you have been given through Him.

49 But when they saw Him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost, and cried out [in horror];

50 for they all saw Him and were shaken and terrified. But He immediately spoke with them and said, “Take courage! It is I (I AM)! Stop being afraid.”

Mark 6:49-50 (AMP)

Listen carefully: I have given you authority [that you now possess] to tread on [a]serpents and scorpions, and [the ability to exercise authority] over all the power of the enemy (Satan); and nothing will [in any way] harm you.

Luke 10:19 (AMP)

Footnotes

[a] Luke 10:19 Perhaps a reference to demonic powers (spirits).

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    Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Take Up Your Weapon

    Take up your weapon, Church. As My Word says, ‘For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart’. Let the Word sift you and teach you of what pleases Me. My Word is the source of encouragement, truth and the plumbline by which you should measure and order your life. Search out the scriptures and let your hearts be strengthened as you rest in the assurity of My Word and My powerful promises. Take up the Sword of the Spirit!

    I am looking for those who like Joshua keep the Word of Truth on their lips and in their hearts, for he was told ‘…meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.’

    For My words are spirit and life, and some of you have laid down your weapons feeling weak. You do not know how to fight like you once did in a previous season. Return to the Word. It is time to anchor yourselves on the Word of Truth.

    If you have put down your sword, find it, dust it off and begin to read. Read and read again, allowing faith to stir in your spirit and the Word to cleanse you. ‘Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God’.

    Activation:

    Seek the Lord to identify a scripture that relates to an area of your life where you need to be reminded of the Truth and where you are being prompted to take up the Sword of the Spirit once again. Spend time writing out the scripture, practice memorising it, and then speak out this scripture as you pray and contend for breakthrough.

    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.

    Isaiah 55:11 (AMP)

    This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be [a]successful.

    Joshua 1:8 (AMP)

    Footnotes

    [a] Joshua 1:8 God’s formula leading to Joshua’s success is clearly outlined in vv 5-9.

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      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Weapons of Wisdom

      Beloved, I see you poised ready like a runner waiting to get in the starting blocks. And yet I know how acutely aware of the final period of waiting you are. Do not give space to lies of confusion over the timing, you have not misread the signs. This is not an unholy delay but I am using this pause for vital work that will strengthen you for the advance.

      I have been increasing wisdom within you but now I am preparing your arms to wield that weapon well. You have been, and continue, to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. My thoughts in your mind are a powerful weapon.

      As you speak and release my thoughts, you will be taking authority over the atmosphere; you will be pushing back what the enemy is releasing over your family, your church, your city and your nation. I am training you to grow into a wider sphere of influence as you step further into the authority I give you.

      I am purging your mind of the impurities. As you speak freedom, you release others from their restraints, their powerlessness and disbelief, into active faith, into knowing identity and into their place of warfare.

      As you speak love you break fear, rejection and independence over others. As you speak healing you break infirmities, depression and release health and wholeness. And as you learn to wield this weapon of wisdom, your reach of impact will grow from individuals to nations.

      Application:

      Read James 3:17-18. Sit in these words with Holy Spirit asking him to show you how these qualities were demonstrated by Jesus Christ. Allow Holy Spirit to transform your thinking as you gaze on Jesus.

      17 But the wisdom from above is first pure [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile].

      18 And the seed whose fruit is righteousness (spiritual maturity) is sown in peace by those who make peace [by actively encouraging goodwill between individuals].

      James 3:17-18 (AMP)

      And we all, with unveiled face, continually seeing as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are progressively being transformed into His image from [one degree of] glory to [even more] glory, which comes from the Lord, [who is] the Spirit.

      2 Corinthians 3:18 (AMP)

      Exaltation of the Afflicted

      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,

      Isaiah 61:1 (AMP)

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      Yeshua HaMashiach ~ Jesus Christ = Jesus the Anointed One

      Who is your favorite historical figure?

      I saw the above on my brother’s WhatsApp status, this very morning, and thought it very apt when relating it to my favourite historical figure.

      The words encapsulate the reason that Yeshua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ is my favourite historical figure, and I don’t think there are any other words needed. Nobody on this earth can match up to Him; He died, rose again and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

      Yeshua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ signifies, and is, the authority, glory and power of God. There is no other that can be held in comparison.

      The Holy Bible, written so many years ago, is the most interpreted book in the world. AI overview says that it has been translated into thousands of languages and dialects, and its interpretations vary widely across different religions and cultural contexts.

      Chapter one of the book of Hebrews, in the New Testament is as follows:-

      God’s Final Word in His Son

      1 God, having spoken to the fathers long ago in [the voices and writings of] the prophets in many separate revelations [each of which set forth a portion of the truth], and in many ways, 

      2 has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum]. 

      3 The Son is the radiance and only expression of the glory of [our awesome] God [reflecting God’s [a]Shekinah glory, the Light-being, the brilliant light of the divine], and the exact representation and perfect imprint of His [Father’s] essence, and upholding  and  maintaining  and propelling all things [the entire physical and spiritual universe] by His powerful word [carrying the universe along to its predetermined goal]. When He [Himself and no other] had [by offering Himself on the cross as a sacrifice for sin] accomplished purification from sins  and  established our freedom from guilt, He sat down [revealing His completed work] at the right hand of the Majesty on high [revealing His Divine authority],

      4 having become as much superior to angels, since He has inherited a more excellent  and  glorious [b]name than they [that is, Son—the name above all names].

      5 For to which of the angels did the Father ever say,

      “YOU ARE MY SON,
      TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN (fathered) You [established You as a Son, with kingly dignity]”?

      And again [did He ever say to the angels],

      “I SHALL BE A FATHER TO HIM AND HE SHALL BE A SON TO ME”?

      6 [c]And when He again brings the firstborn [highest-ranking Son] into the world, He says,

      “AND ALL THE ANGELS OF GOD ARE TO WORSHIP HIM.”

      7 And concerning the angels He says,

      “WHO MAKES HIS ANGELS WINDS,
      AND HIS MINISTERING SERVANTS FLAMES OF FIRE [to do His bidding].”

      8 But about the Son [the Father says to Him],

      “YOUR THRONE, [d]O GOD, IS FOREVER AND EVER,
      AND THE [e]SCEPTER OF [absolute] RIGHTEOUSNESS IS THE SCEPTER OF [f]HIS  KINGDOM.

      9 “YOU HAVE LOVED RIGHTEOUSNESS [integrity, virtue, uprightness in purpose] AND HAVE HATED LAWLESSNESS  [injustice, sin].
      THEREFORE GOD, YOUR GOD, HAS ANOINTED YOU WITH THE OIL OF GLADNESS ABOVE YOUR COMPANIONS.”

      10 And,

      “[g]YOU, LORD, LAID THE FOUNDATION OF THE EARTH IN THE BEGINNING,
      AND THE HEAVENS ARE THE WORKS OF YOUR HANDS;

      11 THEY WILL, BUT YOU REMAIN [forever and ever];
      AND THEY WILL ALL WEAR OUT LIKE A GARMENT,

      12 AND LIKE A ROBE YOU WILL ROLL THEM UP;
      LIKE A GARMENT THEY WILL BE CHANGED.
      BUT [h]YOU ARE THE SAME [forever],
      AND YOUR YEARS WILL NEVER END.”

      13 But to which of the angels has the Father ever said,

      “SIT AT MY RIGHT HAND [together with me in royal dignity],
      UNTIL I MAKE YOUR ENEMIES A FOOTSTOOL FOR YOUR FEET [in triumphant conquest]”?

      14 Are not all the angels ministering spirits sent out [by God] to serve (accompany, protect) those who will inherit salvation? [Of course they are!]

      Hebrews 1:1-14 (AMP)

      Footnotes

      [a] Hebrews 1:3 The word “Shekinah” does not appear in Scripture, but has been used by both Christians and Jews to describe the visible divine Presence of God, in such things as the burning bush, the cloud and the pillar of fire that led the Hebrews in the wilderness, and the Presence of God that rested between the cherubim over the mercy seat of the ark.

      [b] Hebrews 1:4 In Greek “name” occurs last in this verse to emphasize that Jesus alone bears the name Son. No angel is superior to the Son.

      [c] Hebrews 1:6 Most likely a reference to the second coming of Christ when He will be acknowledged as divine and worshiped as the Son of God. Another view suggests that this may be a reference to His incarnation as Jesus of Nazareth.

      [d] Hebrews 1:8 The Son is recognized as deity by being addressed by the Father as “God.”

      [e] Hebrews 1:8 i.e. symbol of authority.

      [f] Hebrews 1:8 Late mss read Your.

      [g] Hebrews 1:10 The deity of Jesus is acclaimed by the designation “YOU, LORD.”

      [h] Hebrews 1:12 Since He is deity, the eternality of Jesus is recognized.

      Yeshua HaMashiach/Jesus Christ is the personification of YHWH/Yahweh/God and the above  Scripture depicts Him beautifully. To truly know God, it is important to realise that He is in every situation and circumstance in the Holy Bible and your life. This is whether you believer it or not!

      If ChatGPT knows it, so should you.

      Be blessed, brilliantly.

      Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Refining the Watchman

      In this season I am releasing a greater anointing upon the watchmen. I am filling the ramparts with those who will look to see. As you sense the upward call, be ready to climb to the higher places. But also look to your sides, for this is not a solitary call. I do not want My watchmen in isolation but I want them firmly rooted in like minded communities.

      As I sharpen, hone, and increase you, I am shaping you for community. In watching together, the vision will become more accurate with greater clarity. As you watch developments in the spirit realm together your perception and understanding of timings will be refined. Together you will learn to communicate what you see in a way that guides the church practically, which increases understanding and in a way that will lead others into bold faith, raw passion, and a yearning for holiness.

      Application:

      With the Holy Spirit, reflect on how you have been led in the call of the watchman. Ask Him to show you what aspect of this calling He wants to develop further in you and how you are to partner with Him in this. Ask Him to reveal who you are to develop alongside.

      As Living Stones

      4 Come to Him [the risen Lord] as to a living Stone which men rejected and threw away, but which is choice and precious in the sight of God.

      5 You [believers], like living stones, are [a]being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.

      1 Peter 2:4-5 (AMP)

      Footnotes

      [a] 1 Peter 2:5 Or are to be built.

        God Answers the Prophet

        I will stand at my guard post
        And station myself on the tower;
        And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me,
        And what answer I will give [as His spokesman] when I am reproved.

        Habakkuk 2:1 (AMP)

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        Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Union at All Costs

        My people are living in a place of spiritual division within themselves; their attention constantly being split between the spirit and the flesh. They sing that I am worthy of it all, yet they withhold themselves from full union with Me in the spirit.

        They long for My presence and dwell with My Spirit, but then return to their earthly thinking when physical and fleshly challenges arise. It is not enough to hold onto Me with your right hand, yet be entertaining the world with your left.

        Jesus challenged His disciples about this – He came with hard teaching to expose the offense within them that caused them to withhold from submitting to the fullness of who He is in Me. The visceral language of eating His flesh and drinking His blood, to literally take Himself inside of yourselves – to join in a spiritual union that secures you to Him. Jesus challenges the religious zeitgeist of the times; My people must relinquish their comfort for completeness.

        So I am asking of you now to let go of any offence, control or longing for comfort that is holding you back from full and complete union with Me in spirit. Take the Bread that I offer, literally inside of yourself; make room for Me, join yourself to Me – and understand the freedom and life that comes from this place of union, at all costs.

        Activation:

        Read the passage in John 6:53-63. Allow Jesus’ words to minister to you, and take note of any offense or discomfort you may feel – ask Holy Spirit to meet you in that place and reveal to you the root cause of these emotions. Spend time dealing with these – repent where you feel led, and submit any areas of your life that are not yet joined fully with Jesus.

        Create some space in your day to take communion. Picture the flesh and blood of Jesus joining with your insides as you take it – bonding Himself to you in spirit. Ask Jesus to bring you to a place of security and freedom in your union with Him.

        53 And Jesus said to them, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood [unless you believe in Me as Savior and believe in the saving power of My blood which will be shed for you], you do not have life in yourselves.

        54 The one who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] has eternal life [that is, now possesses it], and I will raise him up [from the dead] on the last day.

        55 For My flesh is true [spiritual] food, and My blood is true [spiritual] drink.

        56 He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] remains in Me, and I [in the same way remain] in him.

        57 Just as the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, even so the one who feeds on Me [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will also live because of Me.

        58 This is the Bread which came down out of heaven. It is not like [the manna that] our fathers ate and they [eventually] died; the one who eats this Bread [believes in Me, accepts Me as Savior] will live forever.”

        Words to the Disciples

        59 He said these things in a synagogue while He was teaching in Capernaum.

        60 When many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This is a difficult and harsh and offensive statement. Who can [be expected to] listen to it?”

        61 But Jesus, aware that His disciples were complaining about it, asked them, “Does this cause you to stumble and take offense?

        62 What then [will you think] if you see the Son of Man ascending to [the realm] where He was before?

        63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh conveys no benefit [it is of no account]. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life [providing eternal life].

        John 6:53-63 (AMP)

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        Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Bees Mean Honey

        My child, I know that you are feeling as if you have suddenly been put inside a beehive. After great battles that you brilliantly overcame by worshipping Me and keeping your feet on the Rock, now the presence of small irritating insects seems like a farce. Yet the bees surround you, they distract you, their buzzing sound annoys you and you have to be alert should they be ready to use their sting against you. “What’s going on?” you ask.

        Don’t you worry My beloved; keep trusting Me! In the past I taught you how to vanquish the enemy by using big swords, now is the time to focus on different tactics such as the dagger. Small movements, but the same authority coming from My Spirit. I am expanding your discernment, sharpening your sight, and honing your ability to shift atmospheres in order to be equipped and teach those I will send you.

        And since I am the God who always turns situations around for your good, those same bees that tried to hurt you will be the ones dispensing honey for your nourishment.

        Activation:

        Stay in God’s presence and ask Holy Spirit to highlight where you have “bees” in your life right now. Then see yourself with Jesus as He gives you the strategy on how and when to use your dagger to remove them. Finally, enquire of the Lord where the honey is coming from and how you should feed yourself as He takes you up a notch.

        And we know [with great confidence] that God [who is deeply concerned about us] causes all things to work together [as a plan] for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to His plan and purpose.

        Romans 8:28 (AMP)

        So I have come down to rescue them from the hand (power) of the Egyptians, and to bring them up from that land to a land [that is] good and spacious, to a land [a]flowing with milk and honey [a land of plenty]—to the place of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite.

        Exodus 3:8 (AMP)

        Footnotes

        [a] Exodus 3:8 This phrase referred to the abundant fertility of the land of Canaan. Milk (typically that of goats and sheep) was associated with abundance; “honey” referred mainly to syrups made from dates or grapes and was the epitome of sweetness. Bees’ honey was very rare and was considered the choicest of foods.

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          Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Resources of Heaven

          As you take hold of the vision I have placed before you, do not be distracted by earthly preparations for I do not prepare you as the world would. I am not filling your bag but emptying it. Why? Because your dependency is on nothing but Me.

          I am your provider; do not wait for earthly finances to stack up. Rather, be ready to step out with only what you have in the moment, in full expectation that I will meet your needs.

          Do not wait until you’ve achieved a worldly position. It is I that opens doors for you; it is I who releases the favour you need. I have given you more authority than this world has to offer and I will make the way for you.

          Do not wait to be impressive in the eyes of man or desire to be clothed in status, for I have already seated you in the heavenly places;  what higher standing could you have?

          The powers of darkness fear what I have called you to and they seek to slow you down by gathering the wrong things. The world will weigh you down but I will lighten your load, highlight your path and open the way before you.

          Activation:

          Sit with Holy Spirit and ask Him how you have been preparing. What is His work and what is a distraction sent to weigh you down. Where are you stockpiling the things of this earth and what does He want you to do instead?

          14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us spreads and makes evident everywhere the sweet fragrance of the knowledge of Him.

          15 For we are the sweet fragrance of Christ [which ascends] to God, [discernible both] among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing;

          2 Corinthians 2:14-15 (AMP)

          9 Do not take gold, or silver, or [even] copper money in your money belt,

          10 or a provision bag for your journey, or even two tunics, or sandals, or a staff; for the worker deserves his support.

          Matthew 10:9-10 (AMP)

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