Friday, October 31, 2008
Today is a day of battles, I do believe.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Peace
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Matthew 6:5-15
Prayer
5"And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. 9"This, then, is how you should pray:
" 'Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10your kingdom come,
your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
11Give us today our daily bread.
12Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.[a]' 14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.
You have to do things in secret before you publicly take a stand. We are God's children and we are to pray and to fast, and the LORD blesses those who do just those things in secret.
His kingdom is an upsidedown kingdom.
What is done in secret is seen by GOD. I would rather God see me than anyone else, not only because He is the only one who can do anything about it, but also because He is my Beloved, and I am His. We are married to God, we have to spend time with Him.
What are you doing in secret??
Kasey
Monday, October 27, 2008
Unity
Sunday, October 26, 2008
LIFE
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Keeping Our Eyes On JESUS.
In this dream I was in this arena type thing with Satan running around me doing alot of crazy stuff trying to get me destracted. And outside of the ring was Jesus. The rules were Satan couldn't touch me, but he could get my attention and lead me away from.... JESUS. Jesus was standing out in front of me right outside of the gate. I was in the very center of the arena looking at Jesus, I saw when Satan tried to attack me, but because my eyes were on Jesus he couldn't touch me. Jesus told me to walk, and because I was LOOKING at Him and LISTENING to Him I knew what to do, I assured myself that, that was what I was soppose to do, and I walked forward. Then I woke up.
At first this kinda made me think, and it was a little wierd to me. I love it though.
Keep looking at Jesus, because He leads us through, and He keeps us from evil.
If God is our focus, and if He is the center of our lives then we just have to walk through life..... with our eyes on Him.
Praise God!!
Friday, October 24, 2008
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.
His love endures forever.
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
His love endures forever.
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords:
His love endures forever.
4 to him who alone does great wonders,
His love endures forever.
5 who by his understanding made the heavens,
His love endures forever.
6 who spread out the earth upon the waters,
His love endures forever.
7 who made the great lights—
His love endures forever.
8 the sun to govern the day,
His love endures forever.
9 the moon and stars to govern the night;
His love endures forever.
10 to him who struck down the firstborn of Egypt
His love endures forever.
11 and brought Israel out from among them
His love endures forever.
12 with a mighty hand and outstretched arm;
His love endures forever.
13 to him who divided the Red Sea [a] asunder
His love endures forever.
14 and brought Israel through the midst of it,
His love endures forever.
15 but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea;
His love endures forever.
16 to him who led his people through the desert,
His love endures forever.
17 who struck down great kings,
His love endures forever.
18 and killed mighty kings—
His love endures forever.
19 Sihon king of the Amorites
His love endures forever.
20 and Og king of Bashan—
His love endures forever.
21 and gave their land as an inheritance,
His love endures forever.
22 an inheritance to his servant Israel;
His love endures forever.
23 to the One who remembered us in our low estate
His love endures forever.
24 and freed us from our enemies,
His love endures forever.
25 and who gives food to every creature.
His love endures forever.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven.
His love endures forever.
Where would we be without His love! I imagine the person who wrote this(My guess is David) was so incredibly amazed by the love of God, these words just spewed from his lips!! Like he couldn't control it! --Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good, HIS LOVE ENDURES FOREVER!! I want to be so filled with God's love, and just be amazed in His presence. How great is our God!!
My prayer for you is that God's blessings would pour out on you from heaven! That you would do the work of Him who sent you in secret! Bless you guys!!!
Praise the LORD!!!!!!!!
-Kasey
Thursday, October 23, 2008
All too Comfortable
I have been stretched this week in ways I never have been ever before, and I know it is for God's glory. My treasures in heaven are far more important anything on earth.
HUMILITY
My generation has so much pride, and the only way to get rid of that is hard CORE intercession.
I have been convicted of being self-focused and even though it was just a little I have been attatched to comforting items, like my bed and my home and my clothes...... I have learned that Jesus is really all I need. It is one thing to say that, but a whole other world to experience it.
This week Pastor Sean Nix was teaching a group of people about convictions, and how it is kinda like 3 different catagories:
1.Public convictions-Which would be like, the "right thing" to do, but you don't even do that, it's all talk.
2.Private convictions-Which are what you know you need to walk out your convictions, but your too concerned about other people.... Like you believe lying is bad, so you don't lie. But you don't stand for truth and your heart isn't in it...... It's religious
3. CORE convictions-(This one is changing the way I think) A core conviction is a conviction that you are willing to give all of yourself for. Example:
You're held at gunpoint and a man holding the gun asks you if you are a christian, and in the very core of your being you are a follower of Christ, you say yes and he pulls the trigger.
What are your CORE convictions? I really want to challenge you hard to examine your heart and ask the LORD to hit you hard and reveal to you if you are self-focused or prideful, I believe the enemy uses pride and selfishness against us more than anything and sometimes you don't know if it is there. Sit before the LORD and command heaven down and ask God SERIOUSLY to convict you. You want to be righteous and just before Him on judgement day, so it couldn't hurt.
Bless you guys!!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
For Such a Time
I was born just for this hour
A day of revolution
An invasion of Your power.
We're John the Baptist signals
Posted high up on a hill
Lifting trumpet voices
And doing Your will.
My heart was made for burning
My destiny extreme
Called to be a Nazarite**
A faith and fire machine.
I'm fasting in the desert
And making straight the path
Proclaiming by Your Spirit
"Mercy triumps over wrath!"
I'm laying down my future
In worship at Your feet
I'm calling for revival
To fill our nation's streets.
I'm lifting up my voice
To God who answers prayer
"Make me the hinge of hist'ry!"
And He answers
"Become it if you dare!"
To see the Lamb exalted
And His reward secured
I'll live a life of sacrifice
And let His voice be heard.
For such a time as this
And for this very hour
God's called a generation
To be channels of His power.
John the Baptist company
With Elijah in their blood
Burning in the desert
So that God will send a flood.
**Nazarite=Extremely consecrated one.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Devoted to the Cause
Monday, October 20, 2008
Loving the Least of These.
How much of a reality is it to you that Jesus is all you need? What is your heart towards other people who don't have what you have? I found myself this week thinking I was better than these homeless people on the street when the truth is that some of them had more caracture than myself.
It blows me away!
Jesus said whatever you have done for the least of these you have done for me.
Think about it. :]
PRAY about it..... DO something about it.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Home again.
My life has been changed this past week, and God is moving so powerfully! I believe He is indeed doing amazing things and the best is yet to come.
This week I got to interact with homeless people, and just people in poverty. They are so unfortunate, and God has really just been giving me His heart for them. What a blessing. I will be posting more of this in the next few days or so, but be filled with hope as we intercede for this great nation!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
I am going to minister to homeless people this week and the LORD is going to do amazing things! I am very excited!! He is doing something in the earth that has never been done before, and He is raising up His people to fast and pray.
The LORD is doing so much I believe in government, I have faith about that, even though I can not see most of it. (Heb.11:1)
I have been realizing more and more everyday that I am in such desperate need of a living knowlege of His Word. I/We need a spirit of wisdom and revelation that the eyes our my/our hearts may be enlightened.
Keep on pressing into the LORD, keep on believing and knowing His Name. He is YHWH.
Praise the LORD, oh my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy Name. Praise the LORD, oh my soul, and forget not all His benefits- who forgives your sins and heals ALL your diseases, who redeems you from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
We need to be praying, and fasting! When you fast so much power is released. Fasting helps so much, it intensifies our prayers, and it opens up the door to have mountain top(open heaven) experiences to see God's glory. The Word of God is our only weapon, and prayer and fasting, I believe, equips us to understand His word in depth more and more.
How are fasting and praying going for you guys? Are you penetrating yourself into the heart of heaven?
Do you have HOPE for our nation?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Ezekiel 22:30
Monday, October 13, 2008
We will NOT tolerate the evil in America
We are in desperate times, and I don't want to miss my moment to pray for America, or even another person.
Keep on praying, and keep on seeking Him.
Matthew 7:7-8
(7)"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. (8)For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Important Question!-----Posted 10/12/2008
Think about it.
Kasey
How Far Will You Let Me Go?
Jesus is such a good King! We do not thank Him or praise Him enough!!! I think you guys should read Isaiah 52 today!! What a wonderful God we serve!
I was praying and asking the LORD what I should post about and He said fire, and our passion for the LORD. How we responde to that fire... So how do you responde to Jesus in your passion for Him? What do you do, and what are you willing to do to get more of HIS FIRE?
Are you spending your time wisely? Everything we do reflects our hearts. If we are spending our time watching TV then apparently we want to be entertained, and I am not saying it is a sin to watch TV, honestly it is not a good use of time.... There are other ways to relax. Jesus loves to see His children come to Him in prayer, He delights in us so deeply!!
Think about your time today, and ask the LORD if you are wasting it or investing it. Jesus loves you guys soooo MUCH!!
Continue to fast and pray!! Pray for our nation! Pray for a great awakening and a revival!!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Grace
Today I just feel like we need to lift our voices up to the LORD and ask Him to send His rain from heaven! Pray for revival! Pray the impossible things, but also just pray for each other, and pray for your family. Satan is after the families, especially marraiges, to break them.... So we need to pray.
God loves you!! His heart is ravished by you! You are special to Him!
Thursday, October 9, 2008
America Needs Mercy
The thing that bothers me most is that we, God's people, are the ones who are soppose to be interceding and praying through these problems, and most of His people are the ones participating in America. We have a problem.
Romans 8:26-27
(26)In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. (27)And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will.
It is time to pray, we can't just play games with God anymore. Pray for the generations, pray for the elections, pray for O'Bama and McCain and Biden and Palin! Pray!!
God's call on you today is to pray.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
He really is looking for a people so wrecked for justice and His mercy that we are not willing to rest before He gives us an answer! WE are those people, He is calling us to be radical Christians! To live extreme lives!!! To pray and fast and seek His face.
He loves us!!! Jesus is so in love with us!!!! Wow!!!! He so loves us!!! No matter what, the least we can do is to enter into His presence(which is a privledge) and thank Him!!!
Let us join together and praise God, because He is Faithful and True!!!!
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Monday, October 6, 2008
Colossians 3:12-14
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Faithful and True
All it takes is me saying YES ;). All it takes is following Him. We have to be willing to go all the way for Jesus, just as HE went all the way for US.
I want you to take a minute right now and think of a person, older or younger than you and think of a person who you know says they want Jesus, but they are not doing anything about.... Then pray for all the people in our generation who are like that.
God, I am asking you to break off the chains!! Let the divorces STOP! Let the child abuse END!! Raise up a passion for you, and for deeper things in Your heart in me! and in my generation!!!
Raise up your intercessors to stand in the gap! Lord, HELP us to build up the wall and let us NOT stop!!
Bless you guys, I am praying for you!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
The LORD LOVES us.
Please continue to intercede for this nation, God is doing amazing things!!
Love the LORD your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Holiness- 1 Peter 1:15-16
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Mercy Mercy Mercy
One thing I am praying is that God would send revival instead of another country sending a military invasion. America needs revival! We need AWAKENING! So please join with us as we continue to ask God for mercy.
2 Cronicles 7:14
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will HEAR from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
God isn't calling for the sinners He is calling for HIS PEOPLE to pray and seek His face, My prayer is that God would wake up the church.
We need healing, and we need revival. America is not what it once was, the main thing I have been praying for the coming up elections and everything going on has been that God would give us AT LEAST one more season of mercy, and that He would postpone judgement.
I do not know who all reads this blog, but please as you read it don't just take what I say and run with it, go and ask the Father what His heart is and if you are willing ask Him to burden your heart to pray like an intercessor. He is looking for His intercessors in the land to see if we, God's people, truely desire revival. We have to be willing to go hours in prayer before the Throne of The Almighty.
Ezekiel 22:30
I looked for a man among them who would build up a wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so i would not have to destroy it, BUT I FOUND NONE.
God is looking for His intercessors. He is looking for a person who will stand before Him and say NO!!!! HAVE MERCY!!!!!!
I am going to end this post with a question.
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Waiting For The Lord
(29)He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.
(30)Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;
(31)but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
The LORD has really been teaching me about waiting for Him, and just being available to Him by just being with Him. He has been teaching me, and really showing me just how even when I am in a dry season, and I just want it to be easy I have to press on, and on and on. When is it ever easy though? I have come to the conclusion in my life that I don't want it to be easy, I want to go deeper. I like it to be easy honestly, I enjoy those days where you just enjoy and delight yourself in the LORD. My point is this, if you have to try a little harder than usual to get more of the LORD I am willing to go for HIM.
God is offering us deep love, and I am in desperate need of it. If I don't encounter God, then it won't go to the depths of my heart, and that is what He wants, HE wants to ENCOUNTER ME. I feel like these seasons are testings of my faith. Hard times will come, but He is allowing it so that I may have MORE of Him.
I have a promise in Him(in the verse above) that "Those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." This verse keeps me going.
Because when we wait for the Lord we grow, and we go deeper, and that is what I want.
He promises me that He will keep me strong, If I could grab hold of this truth with my life I would be a different person. The LORD has been so good to me, and He does have grace and mercy when I just need a break because He cares for me. He loves me! He loves me! He loves me!
I want to encourage you guys today to go to your room and shut the door and lock it and pray and after you pray just wait and listen to God and wait for His voice, whisper to the King, 'I will wait for you, Jesus' Just be with Him, and tell Him you love Him.
Let me know if any of you guys have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you.