BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Some Holy Ghost inspired utterances concerning the future (or we could say words that come by the spirit of prophecy) are no more automatically fulfilled than the written Word. Mark 4 tells us the devil comes to steal the Word and he has many strategies to accomplish his goal. Paul charged Timothy to wage warfare for the words of prophecy he had received. “This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare” (1 Timothy 1:18, "New King James Version"). Waiting on God Waging war or standing in faith “against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil” is primarily done through prayer (Ephesians 6:11, "The Amplified Bible"). Without it those precious words from the Lord may never come to pass. None of what the believers experienced as recorded in Acts 2 would have happened without prayer. Acts 1:14, "AMP," says, “All of these with their minds in full agreement devoted themselves steadfastly to prayer….” That says so much to the Church. Those 120 gave up their schedules and obligations. Their priorities were completely rearranged to do what Jesus had told them: “…tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high” (Luke 24:49). Even though the promise of the Holy Spirit had been given, there was still a need for waiting on God in prayer like they did in the upper room. It’s that kind of waiting that brings power upon us. Nothing, absolutely nothing, takes the place of waiting. Jesus said, he who has ears to hear, let him hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. This means that when He chooses to speak, it is still up to us to hear. The following word of the Lord came forth while I was ministering in Wales in 2006: 'These final hours of the closure of this time, of this generation, are but the beginning of all ages yet to come. And for centuries yet to come, men will look back on these days and reflect and say, ‘Ah, those days, those hours, those times when the signs and wonders of God and the miraculous expressions of His abounding grace poured forth out into the streets, and were demonstrated in men in such great strength, such great power, such great might, that men could hardly stand to behold the goodness of God.’ Though God has demonstrated a degree of His wrath in the earth (as seen in Exodus), there is still an outpouring of His wrath yet to come. But not before the great outpouring of His goodness. Not before the great demonstration of His blessed love. Not before the great demonstration of the great manifestations of His presence be poured out in all the earth so that all men might see and might know. For only in God’s justice would He pour out His wrath, and never would He do so before all men had opportunity to see and to know the depth of His goodness, mercy and compassion that flow in streams of love from His throne. It is this throne of mercy and abounding grace that you approach. Look toward Him and gaze upon His grandeur and know that every light, every gleam of light that glows from His Brilliant Being are manifestations of love. ‘Demonstrations!’ “Demonstrations of the Spirit!” This must be the call of the Church, for it is the call of His Spirit. 'Call for Me and I will demonstrate for you. Call for Me and I will demonstrate for you the goodness of the Lord. [Don’t read past this lightly.] I will show you His abounding, great wisdom in ways that you did not know were possible. I will demonstrate for you His knowledge that abounds beyond the human scope of reasoning. I will demonstrate for you the vastness of His kingdom. I will demonstrate for you how deep and how wide and how humanly fathomless the goodness and mercies of our great God are. [Can we even picture what that would look like?] 'Call upon Me. Call upon Me that My mercies pour forth on those who do not know the mercy of God. Call upon Me that mercy would reach out and rescue those who blindly move toward darkness, raising men from all the depths of darkness that can be experienced on the earth. I will demonstrate the goodness of God…not only to those who have been blinded by the deceit of sin, held captive by darkness so highly developed you cannot begin to comprehend it…but I will demonstrate mercy to you. I will show you what Love has done. I will show you what Love can do. 'Call upon Me and I will demonstrate to you. Call upon Me in faith. Call upon Me, believing. Call! I will hearken to the voice of His Word in you. I will hearken to the voice of His command through you. I will hearken to your request. Call! And I will move upon the nations. I will move upon the streets. I will move upon the governments of this world. Call! I will move in the bush. I will move in the jungles. I will move on people you know nothing of….' 16 : BVOV

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