Isaiah 61:1-3 1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
Praise the Lord! For those of you that listened in or have listened via archive to the Living Victorious Show know that we received a word from the Lord and it was truly a blessed show for me at least. (You can listen to the show at www.talkshoe.com/tc/13097 - it is dated for 10/27/08) I am thankful to the Lord for His word last night as I truly needed to hear it.
Prophet Mohr spoke on the blessings of the Lord when we are obedient in Him, when we do as the Lord says how the Lord blesses His people in abundance. It was truly what I needed to hear. I needed to be reminded about being obedient to God in all things, not just the things I want to be “good” in. So as Prophet Mohr delivered the word, it was just confirmation of what else I needed to do in our finances and He (God) really slapped my hands, but yet it was well needed and I truly thank God for that word and direction for me. I do not know if anyone else needed to hear that but I did. As I teach the children on Saturdays, Obey the word of God, so it is my turn to obey the word of God and His direction for my life. I have turned it all over to Jesus and repented for not listening to Him and His direction before now.
After Prophet gave His word, the floor was opened to all those that wanted prayer. Our dear sister called in and received a word from the Lord that brought joy to my heart and joy. (Listen to the show to hear what Jesus had for her) I was overjoyed in that word for her. Yet as I listened to him speak on more people’s lives, I was leery of asking for prayer.
I have always had “issues” with those that claim to have a word from the Lord for you. I have had people say things to me before that means nothing to me so I am very leery of those that are giving a specific word from the Lord. I have also been “afraid” of getting a word for fear that it would be something that I did not want to hear. I was afraid of being “exposed” so to speak. Well praise the Lord, in my growth in Him, I am no longer afraid.
I learned in my walk with the Lord that anyone that says to me…”the Lord said to tell you blah, blah, blah – does this make sense to you?” I know that they may not be sent by the Lord to tell me anything. Only once did it make sense to me when someone said that, but yet I was still not sure it was from the Lord. I have also learned that you know if it is from the Lord or not. Jesus makes sure you know.
For example, when I went to Minister Merv’s home church two years ago for Easter break and was at his church, a prophetess was there speaking into people’s lives. I was leery, very leery as I was not ready to receive anything from a prophetess. She was different to me, she did not do what I had seen before, she did not call people up for prayer and started laying hands on those that come up for prayer. She called people out of the audience that she had a word for. Of course she called me out, I knew before she did that she would. She stood about 50 feet away from me but the presence of the Lord was there and she spoke on my life about being a worker of miracles and going forth in the ministry that He had for me. (At that time I was not being obedient to what He wanted me to do.) I was relieved as I was not embarrassed in front of a bunch of people, but I was blessed by the Lord with a word from Him. Henceforth it was the confirmation that I needed for WL4J and thankful to the Lord for more of His direction in this manner.
I started talking to Minister Merv about this and reading my word. I think the Lord did this for me with her because she never once touched me. It was something to see as I could feel the Holy Spirit moving in me and she never laid a hand on me. You know sometimes the enemy plays tricks on you and you will think later that they “pushed” you down on the ground…well that is not the case with this woman of God. She does not even touch those that she speaks on and on this particular day…the only people she touched was the children. I had to change my thoughts on those that speak things on people’s lives – all of them are not full of it. (This is what I thought prior to this day)
The next time someone spoke on my life was when I went up for prayer. The Elder was at my home church and he spoke a powerful word of God, the praise was going up and the Holy Spirit was heavy in the atmosphere, it was truly a blessed service. It was also the service that I had this awesome experience of praise and I always wanted to “repeat”. It was during one of our church services outside of Sunday services (I forget for what) I do remember that this Elder was from Cleveland and if I ever get the chance, I will visit his church.
I stood in line and waited for prayer. As I stood in line, the Lord was preparing me to receive a specific word from Him. I was nervous, which was my first sign that it was meant for me to be in that line. I could feel the urging of the Holy Spirit moving on me and making me stay in line. Finally I am there and the anointing of the Holy Spirit on the man of God was so strong that he went to touch me to pray and down I went. He prayed over me as I laid there on the floor, telling me to praise the Lord. After some time, as I was coming “back to myself”, he instructed the Elders to bring me to him. He told me that God wanted me to praise Him and let it go…praise Him with all that I had for He has blessings for me, that there is increase all around me and all I have to do is praise Him and accept the increase. Hummmm as I think about it…I am so ready to shout for God is so good to me.
Well then, the Lord had my hubby speak things into my life too. Oh the blessing of the Lord in this is awesome. I wrote not too long ago about how Minister Merv saw a door that I was to walk through and after I walked through it, I had to praise the Lord. Minister Merv saw the windows of heaven opening up and pouring His blessings out on me. There was a sun which to me meant a new day in the Lord, He has me walking into a new day with Him, a new opportunity in Him.
Yet, the Lord had yet another word for me….last night I requested prayer for Minister Merv, my son, and me, for WL4J and Living Victorious Ministries. It never hurts to ask for prayer, but I was not going to ask for prayer as I knew in my heart that I had received a word from the Lord in the message from Prophet Mohr. I knew that I had to turn my finances completely over to the Lord by being a good steward and by paying my tithes to the church – without worry that I will be missing out on something. BUT GOD….
God had another word for me last night…it really amazes me how awesome the Lord is.
Prophet Mohr started to pray but before he could go into the “prayer”, he said to me that he saw a Mantle of Praise with me, that it was to come forth from me that he saw me singing prophetically, and teaching. He spoke about our children and the Lord using them in a supernatural way, as I pray for them (mind you, I asked for prayer for my CHILD – not children). He spoke about the Lord using us to establish a church and its growth. He spoke on Minister Merv and his singing and his songs changing people’s lives. I felt the Holy Spirit moving in me as I began to praise Him.
When Minister Merv and I were speaking on this once we were off the call, I was blessed to have prayer with my husband as we always do, but the Lord gave more word that I knew was from Him.
Okay, I said all this to say what…for the last 2 years, I have been praying to the Lord that I would let it all go, that I would not slow down, hinder or suppress the praise that is in me. Over time it has got much better where I can tune out the world and tune into the Lord. Yet, I always feel like I am just not 100% there yet. I was there only once before and since being there I want to get back.
I felt like I am holding back in the Lord. Now mind you, I am not a quiet church girl, I go and make a joyful noise unto the Lord, yet there is a part of me that is always mindful of those around me. I want to release that last part.
I asked my husband last night what did a Mantle of Praise mean…he did his famous thing that he always does…go look it up dear. LOL When I wanted to know what a miracle worker was – he did the same thing to me. Sometimes I want a fast answer but I have to go find it myself. Yet it always works better when I do that anyhow so I am not mad at him. (My hubby) So I did my own research and came up with the verses listed at the beginning…
Isaiah 61:1-3 1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; 3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.
I looked up what the words mean also…
Mantle is something that covers or envelops, and praise is the act of expressing approval or admiration, offering of grateful homage in words or song, as an act of worship, the state of being approved or admired.
This had me think of where I was in my praise life. I praise the Lord all the time, but as I stated I felt like I was missing something and now I know that I am. I need to have the mantle of praise with me all the time, no matter what goes on, to not allow people to make me stop praising the Lord with their comments, snide remarks, hurtful actions and things of that sort. I have to continue to strive to walk in the Spirit and not in the flesh by allowing the Lord to dwell in my heart without ceasing.
I feel so much closer to the Lord as I come to understand where I am in Him and where He is taking me. It is awesome to know that I am a chosen generation, a royal priesthood – knowing that He has selected me to do His will and His way to reach other sisters and brothers in Christ, it is an honor that I shall not take for granted and I am putting on my mantle of praise and asking the Lord to have it be completely released in me for all eternity.
It is the love of the Lord that keeps me moving in Him and it is His love that keeps me in line with His word too. I am thankful this day for the message from last night and as you can see it has me on fire even more for the Lord.
Let us continue to listen to the Lord in all things and be a blessing to those around us.
If you have time – go on and check out the show that was done and hear the words of the Lord. The show is located at www.talkshoe.com/tc/13097 may it be a blessing to you. I am looking forward to having Prophet Mohr back on Living Victorious and maybe even at an in-person venue too. God is good and may His will be done!
Well that is all for today! Praise the Lord!
Have an awesome day in the Lord and know that the Lord dwells in the praises of His people….AMEN!
God Bless,
Love your sister in Christ,
Sister Alissa Lynne
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