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Freitag, 8. Dezember 2017

KEINE Sorgen mehr!

"Vertraue Mir und tritt ein in die Ruhe, ohne dir Sorgen zu machen" 
26. November 2017 www.elijahlist.com
Deutsche Übersetzung: Karin Meitz www.elijahlist.at
"Was ist Ruhe?", fragte der Herr meinen Mann und mich. "Es setzt der Notwendigkeit zu kontrollieren ein Ende. Das müsst ihr beide noch lernen. 
Tochter, du kontrollierst, indem du Menschen sagst, was sie tun sollen. Randy, du kontrollierst, indem du alles selbst tust. Die Sorgen, die euch dazu bringen, zu kontrollieren, halten euch vom Ruhen ab. Ruhen hat nichts mit körperlichem Stillhalten zu tun, vielmehr ist es ein Friede im tiefsten Inneren, der eurem Vertrauen auf Mich in allen euren Umständen entspringt.
Könnt ihr erkennen, wie wichtig es für euch ist, zu lernen, Mir zu vertrauen, um ruhen zu können? Randy muss Mir vertrauen, dass andere die Dinge seinen Maßstäben gemäß erledigen können. Dasselbe gilt für dich. Wenn du versuchst, dafür zu sorgen, dass alles auf deine Weise geschieht, hast du keine Ruhe. Die Sorgen, die dich an anderen Menschen zweifeln lassen, multiplizieren sich in deiner Vorstellung, wenn du über all die Dinge nachdenkst, die sie verkehrt machen könnten. Auch wenn du deine Aktivitäten einschränkst, findest du keine Ruhe, wenn du dir Sorgen machst."
Ich habe dir gesagt, dass du ruhen sollst
Einige Monate zuvor sagte Er zu mir: "Ich habe dir gesagt, dass du ruhen sollst. Das sollte nicht nur dazu dienen, körperliche Schmerzen zu vermeiden, sondern auch dazu, den emotionalen Stress zu lindern. Ich fordere deine Denkweise heraus, die sagt: "Wenn ich nicht dränge, passiert nichts." Das macht dich zum Gott deiner eigenen Welt. Auch wenn du betest und dich zu Mir bekennst, ist dies alles deinem Glauben unterstellt, dass du alles selbst herbeiführen musst. Dein Rücken ist gebeugt vom Gewicht, Meinen Platz einnehmen zu wollen.
Ich rede nicht vom Planen und Vorbereiten. Ich spreche davon, dass du dich selbst als der Herdentreiber siehst. Verkleinere nicht den Raum, den ich benötige, um Mich selbst zu offenbaren. Wetteifere nicht mit Mir. Beanspruche die Urheberschaft nicht für dich, auch wenn du niemals jemandem davon erzählst.
Es ist der Stress, für Ergebnisse verantwortlich zu sein, der dir Kummer bereitet hat, und du trägst Lasten, die niemals für dich gedacht waren. Wenn du aufhörst, dies zu tun, wirst du eine Vielzahl von Vorteilen sehen. Der Schmerz wird nachlassen. Die Kraft wird zurückkehren, weil du deine Energie weise einsetzt. Die familiären Beziehungen werden sich verbessern. Persönliche Ängste werden dramatisch abnehmen - Friede und Freude werden ihren Platz einnehmen.
Verabschiede dich von deinem alten Leben. Du hast es nicht nötig, dass es dich mit verborgenem Groll zurückhält. Du kannst weder länger der Held noch das Opfer sein."
Der Feind der Ruhe ist Sorge
Zu Randy sagte der Herr, dass er sich auf sich selbst verlässt. Randy sagte: "Ich bin der Einzige, der weiß, wie man es richtig macht, deshalb muss ich alles selbst erledigen."Im Alter von 73 Jahren, und mit gesundheitlichen Herausforderungen, beginne ich nun langsam zu begreifen, was Ruhen bedeutet.
Vor 40 Jahren suchten mich zwei Fremde aus dem weit entfernten Florida hier in Maryland auf, um mir mitzuteilen, der Herr habe sie gesandt, um mir zu sagen, dass ich ruhen sollte. "Was?" hielt ich dem Herrn entgegen. "Ich kann nicht ruhen, ich habe so viel für Dich zu tun und ich bin die einzige Stütze für meine drei Kinder."
Jetzt in diesem Monat, als der Herr sagte, dass Er von uns möchte, dass wir über das Ruhen schreiben, protestierte ich erneut. "Aber wir haben noch keinen Sieg errungen, zumindest ich nicht." Wir geben also diese Botschaft allen hart arbeitenden Heiligen weiter, die dies so wie wir lernen müssen. Der Feind der Ruhe ist Sorge.
Der Herr sagte zu uns: "Ich möchte, dass ihr erfolgreich seid. Dafür müsst ihr in der Lage sein, die Antworten auf eure Gebete zu empfangen. Sorge verzögert Gebetserhörungen schneller als alles andere, sogar als der Teufel. Wenn ihr von der Zukunft erwartet, könnt ihr eines der beiden Dinge empfangen: Gebetserhörung oder Sorge. Für Gebetserhörungen ist manches Mal Warten notwendig, doch Sorge ist sofort zu haben. Warten zu lernen entwickelt den Charakter und preist Mich. Sorge stellt euch an erste Stelle und führt zu Krankheit.
Da der Prozess des Wartens das, was ihr empfängt, genügend macht, ist es immer zufriedenstellend. Wenn ihr voller Sorge seid, stellt euch nichts zufrieden, denn was auch immer ankommt, ist niemals genug. Ich möchte euch Besseres und Wohldurchdachteres schenken, als ihr euch vorstellen oder erhoffen könnt. Je geduldiger ihr seid, desto schneller wird es kommen. Auf Mich zu warten weitet euren Glauben von einer einzigen Situation auf viele Aspekte eures Lebens aus. Es bereitet euch darauf vor, Mir in allem zu vertrauen.
Sorge breitet sich aus wie ein Feuer und bald sind alle Bereiche eurer Existenz von Sorge verzehrt. So macht Sorge euren Glauben zunichte. Mir Vertrauen ist sein eigener Lohn. Sorge seine eigene Strafe."
Während des Wartens in Seine Ruhe eintreten
Hebräer 4, 1 hat mir immer Angst gemacht. Es heißt dort: "So lasst uns nun mit Furcht darauf achten, dass keiner von euch zurückbleibe, solange die Verheißung noch besteht, dass wir in seine Ruhe eingehen." Ich wusste, dass ich diesbezüglich am Zurückbleiben war. Kapitel 11 sagt uns, dass durch den Glauben... Abel... Enoch... Noah... Abraham... Sara... tatsächlich in Seine Ruhe eingingen. Gott verwendete sie als Beispiele, obwohl sie Fehler hatten.
Ich diente weiter und schlug mich 16 Jahre lang mehr oder weniger mit Krankheit herum. Dies hat mich an meinem Glauben zweifeln lassen. Gott heilte mich viele Male von kleineren Dingen, plus zweimal von dem Großem, doch es kommt immer wieder.
Hunderte haben für mich gebetet. Ich habe jede Schriftstelle in Anspruch genommen, jede Verheißung proklamiert, jedes Heilmittel, das Menschen mir mit viel Liebe gegeben haben, angenommen. Ein gutmeinender Freund tadelte mich, indem er sagte, dass Gott durch meine Krankheit nicht verherrlicht wurde. Es ist peinlich, vor einer Gruppe zu stehen, wenn es mir nicht gut geht, doch Gott hat wiederholt zu mir gesagt, dass ich "Gott-vertrauend und nicht selbstbewusst" sein soll. Er sagte, dass Selbstbewusstsein Egoismus ist.
Hier nun ein Traum, den ich in Bezug auf Heilung hatte: Ich erkannte, dass ich immer noch nicht ruhte, als ich träumte, dass ich in eine Bank lief, nicht um Geld zu holen, sondern ich hatte ein Formular in meiner Hand, von dem ich nicht wusste, wie ich es ausfüllen sollte. Ich wollte das Schema wissen. Ich stellte mich an und wartete darauf, dass ich an die Reihe kam, doch die Warteschlange änderte sich immer wieder und jedes Mal befand ich mich wieder am Ende. Ich lief weiter herum und versuchte, Hilfe zu bekommen, und war total frustriert. In dem Traum ging es um meine Heilung - ich wollte nur die Formel wissen, geheilt werden und mein Leben weiterleben. Gott hat keine Formeln. Er hat für jeden einen Prozess. Er möchte, dass wir Ihm von ganzem Herzen vertrauen, und uns nicht auf unseren eigenen Verstand oder irgendwelche Formeln verlassen.
Eines Tages erinnerte mich der Herr ernst: "Ich habe dir gesagt, was dich heilen wird." Ich vermute, es ist einfach der Prozess des Wartens.
"Wirst du Mir jetzt vertrauen?"
Ich hatte drei Visionen von mir selbst als Fünfjährige. Ich schwamm mit pinken Schwimmflügeln in einem Schwimmbecken und Jesus war mein Rettungsschwimmer. Er sagte zu mir, dass ich mich zurücklehnen und im Wasser ruhen sollte. "Vertrau Mir, Ich lasse nicht zu, dass dir irgendetwas zustößt." In der zweiten Vision hatte ich ein neues pinkes Fahrrad mit Bändern am Lenker und Stützrädern. Jesus lief neben mir her, um sicherzustellen, dass ich sicher war. In der dritten Vision tauchte er mich in meinem duftigen pinken Kleid auf einer Schaukel an. (Photo via Unsplash)
Als ich diese Visionen einer Freundin erzählte, brachte sie mir ein Bild, auf dem Jesus die Seile einer Schaukel hielt, auf der ein kleines Mädchen saß, und worauf geschrieben stand: "Wirst du Mir jetzt vertrauen?" Sie sagte: "Ich vermute, dass dies dir gehört." Als Kind hatte ich ein altes Fahrrad ohne Bremsen und fuhr in einen Mülleimer, um anzuhalten. In der Schule verletzte ich mich auf einer Schaukel. Jesus korrigierte nun meine Ängste, dass es niemanden gab, der sich um mich kümmerte. Warum all das Pink? Pink ist die Farbe der Gnade.
Fortschritt in deinem Prozess
Zu ruhen zu lernen ist ein Prozess. Der Herr sagte: "Die wahre Frage lautet: Machst du in deinem Prozess Fortschritte? Nimm ein Ding, mit dem du kämpfst, und gib dir einen Ruck, es Mir hinzugeben. Dann, wenn du siehst, dass du es nicht schaffst, gib es Mir nochmals mit noch größerer Leidenschaft. Erringe einen Sieg wie diesen und die anderen werden einfacher werden.
Ändere die Art und Weise, wie du denkst, in lebensspendende Richtungen. Es wird nicht funktionieren, wenn du es auf Leistung basierend tust, denn es handelt sich um eine Veränderung der Lebensweise. Betrachte es als Veränderung deiner Art und Weise, Leben zu empfangen - eine Lebensweise. Du bist nicht auf deine Gefühle angewiesen, deine Gefühle sind deiner Gerechtigkeit unterstellt. Du bist eine gerecht gesprochene Person. Du kannst dies tun." 
Randy und Barbara Walter
Shiloh Ministries und Salisbury Revival Prayer Network
Email: shilohministries@comcast.net
Randy und Barbara Walter leiten Shiloh Ministries an der Ostküste Marylands. Dies ist ein Dienst mit Fokus auf Fürbitte und das Prophetische, der Seminare und Workshops fördert. Mit ihrem Chesapeake Revival Prayer Network (Netzwerk für Gebet um Erweckung) sind sie bereits an Hunderten Orten vor Ort sowie mit geführten Gebetsreisen fürbittend eingetreten. Der Herr hat ihnen aufgetragen, um Erweckung, Ausgießung und gesellschaftliche Umgestaltung zu beten. Seit 25 Jahren ist Randy Herausgeber einer regionalen christlichen Zeitung namens Manna. Randy und Barbara haben im Zuge ihrer 34 Ehejahre immer gemeinsam gedient. Vor kurzem haben sie ihr siebentes Buch mit dem Titel Name Your Gates & Take Back Your Cities (Benennt eure Tore und erobert eure Städte zurück) veröffentlicht.
ElijahList Publication
www.elijahlist.cominfo@elijahlist.net
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Donnerstag, 7. Dezember 2017

Prophetic Word for 2018: A Sevenfold Resurrection Is Coming!

A Word By Jamie Rohrbaugh
2018 is going to be a huge year for believers in Christ. The prophetic word for 2018 that the Lord has shown me is that He is bringing His people a sevenfold resurrection! This sevenfold resurrection is for you who feel that you’ve been killed by enemy attack, circumstances, or trauma within the Body of Christ.
I believe Ezekiel 37:4-10 describes what the Lord has in store for you in 2018. It says:
“Again He said to me, ‘Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God to these bones: ‘Surely I will cause breath to enter into you, and you shall live. I will put sinews on you and bring flesh upon you, cover you with skin and put breath in you; and you shall live. Then you shall know that I am the Lord.”’
So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Indeed, as I looked, the sinews and the flesh came upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
Also He said to me, ‘Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God: ‘Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.”’ So I prophesied as He commanded me, and breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great army.”
Here are the seven facets of the resurrection that is coming to you in 2018:
1. First, you will receive a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit.
You may have already been filled with the Holy Spirit, but you can never be filled too many times. The early church cried out for fresh filling of the Spirit continually, and they received Him for whom they asked continually. This should be our goal as well!
As you enter the new year, and throughout 2018, continually cry out to the Lord for a fresh baptism in the Holy Spirit and fire. Luke 11:13 promises that He will always answer this prayer.
2. You will be filled with new life.
Remember that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Deuteronomy 8:3 says:
“So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord.”
As you receive fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit, with His fresh baptism of fire, your ability to hear the Lord will be re-energized. The Word you hear and receive will fill you with new life, and you will be comforted.
3. You will be functional again!
Many of you feel like parts of your life have been derailed. Over the last two years, in many respects you have only been able to scrape by and have had to neglect many things.
In 2018, that is going to change. The new life that will fill you from Holy Spirit will empower you to function as a whole person again. The parts of your life will move and work together again.
Don’t put pressure on yourself to conquer every part of your life at once. Instead, just abide in Jesus, follow His voice, and He will guide you through to victory, one moment at a time. You will notice His holy ease flowing through you to “do the work” again, and it will be easier than it ever was before.
4. You will have a fresh ability to work in community with the Body of Christ.
Many of you have felt isolated–whether by your own inability to keep all the plates spinning, or because the enemy has tried to derail you. In 2018, you will again be connected to the Body and able to work in community with fellow believers. New strength will also flow into your life as you regain this vital connection to the Body.
5. You will experience fresh healing and immunity to the attacks of the enemy.
As you wait upon the Lord and bask in your renewed intimacy with Jesus and Holy Spirit in 2018, you will find the Lord healing your heart of many deep wounds. In particular, the Lord showed me that He will restore your reputation if it has been damaged by enemy fire. What the enemy meant for evil, God will use for good. You will be blessed with seven times more goodwill than that was stolen from you.
When He heals you, His healing will lift you further up into the shadow of His wings. As a result of your deeper intimacy with Jesus, you will find yourself immune to many attacks of the enemy in a whole new way. Rejoice in this!
6. Your faith will be renewed!
2018 is a time to magnify the Lord–to look at Him bigger. As you magnify Him in your life, abiding in Jesus through all things, your faith will be renewed. You will again mount up with wings as eagles. You shall run, and not be weary; you shall walk, and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).
7. You will receive a financial renewal if you position yourself to receive it.
For 2018, He quickened this word in my heart from Psalm 65:11-13:
“You crown the year with Your goodness, and Your paths drip with abundance. They drop on the pastures of the wilderness, and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered with grain; they shout for joy, they also sing.”
Flocks represent wealth, businesses, and business assets. Grain represents provision.
In 2017, Father has been calling many people into entrepreneurship. He has been showing people the new, creative business ideas and financial strategies that they need to prosper.
In 2018, this will intensify. If you follow the paths the Lord has shown you, you will find that those paths drip with abundance.
However, it’s very important to note that this passage from Psalm 65 does talk about BOTH God’s goodness AND His paths. His goodness is simply poured out on us because He is a good Father, and He loves us. But, following His paths is different. Following His paths–walking into those places that drip with abundance–requires us to actively take steps of obedience.
A word of warning: If you do not obey whatever God has shown you for your family’s finances, you will not see the abundance the Lord longs to bring you. That abundance is found only along His paths, and you must walk those paths to receive His rewards.
A sevenfold resurrection is coming, and your faith is activating this word in your life as you read it.
So I prophesy to you: “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live!” In 2018, God’s goodness and abundance will drop on the pastures of the wilderness. Things that were once dry and dead in your life will spring to life again. Your faith will be restored and renewed by the fresh baptism of the Spirit and fire.
You will experience resurrection on every side if you have faith to believe it. And, as you draw closer to God, your previously-empty pastures will be clothed with flocks, and the valleys covered with grain.
Jamie Rohrbaugh

Mittwoch, 6. Dezember 2017

A Spiritual Octopus

A Word by Ryan Johnson

Offense! It’s a word that we have either experienced or seen others go through it. It’s a hot topic word as it seems more and more individuals are going through battles of being offended. Whether it is being offended over politics, religion, freedom, protest, choices, etc., the list is long with so many dealing with being offended on some level. To understand more about how offense works against individuals who have a relationship with Jesus, I began to consider how the mindset of offense works. That’s when I saw an Octopus. Yep, I know it sounds strange, but it was the image that first came to me. I began to see how Offense operates like the arms and the legs of an octopus. Offense has the sole purpose to attach itself to you (to entangle you), and I believe that the Lord is detailing how a Spirit of Offense will come against you in 8 different ways.
1. Mind – Romans 8:5-8 – “For those who are according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace, because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so, and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”When offense takes root, the first place it’s coming after is your mind. If offense can attach itself to your thoughts, it owns your ability to process understanding. The moment offense attaches itself to your mind, the ability to have clarity and peace is diminished, as everything now becomes about feeding every thought that is only directed at the hurt through offense.
2. Sight/Vision – Proverbs 29:18 “(KJV)- Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he. – Proverbs 29:18 (MSG) – If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.” The problem now becomes about what you are seeing, verses that aren’t actually there. Once offense attaches itself to your vision, you now become bombarded by everything that you see. You begin to see things as though they are something that they are not. Every post, every picture, every action is something that you see as a direct attack against you. What is a general or a normal statement now looks as a direct shot against you. Offense shifts your vision from fulfilling your purpose into an opposition from everyone/everything. You’re now unable to recognize what God is doing as you’re devoted to see what is being done to you.
3. Heart – Proverbs 6:16-19 – “There are six things which the Lord hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.” This is a very dangerous place to find yourself. The moment that offense attaches itself to your heart, every single thing you do becomes toxic and dangerous. It’s out of the abundance of your heart that everything about your true intentions are revealed. It’s the moment that your heart becomes so infected that your actions become destructive to those that are around you.
4. Relationships – Proverbs 17:9 – “Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” This has to be one of the saddest things to witness as offense attaches itself to your relationships. Offense will eventually put a wedge between you and your family or friends. Your relationships will change over time as you search out certain people to tell your side to who will be on your side or who is now your enemy. Offense will divide your most devoted friends to now become an enemy because they didn’t see it your way.
5. Hearing – 1 Peter 1:19-20 – “This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; for the anger of man does not achieve the righteousness of God.” Offense will attack your ear gate! A spirit of offense will attach itself to your hearing in such a way that not only will your natural hearing be affected, but also the ability to hear spiritually will be tainted. Naturally, we will begin to hear what others are saying and process those things to be slanderous towards us. More dangerously is when that affects your ability to hear what the Lord is saying. Your spiritual ear will become more tuned to the lies, manipulation, and deception of the enemy.
6. Body/health – Proverbs 16:24 – “Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Many don’t like to talk about it, but the truth is, offense will begin to become a natural issue in your body. The negative thoughts, bitterness, unforgiveness, rage, frustration, unwarranted worries, strife, etc., eventually take a toll on your physical health.
7. Time – Ephesians 6:2-3 – “Honor your father and mother (which is the first commandment with a promise), so that it may be well with you, and that you may live long on the earth.” If honor produces life, what will offense take from life? Time! When offense attaches itself to you, your time becomes consumed with proving others wrong and you right. You become consumed with payback or restitution to what was done to you. Instead of being about the Father’s business, your number one priority is you. Therefore your time is now robbed from your own offense.
8. Finances – Ecclesiastes 2:26 – “God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. This, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind.” I know that it’s a touchy subject these days, but money is still a relevant issue that must be acknowledged in the Kingdom. Part of the lack you will experience when it comes to finances can be rooted to a spirit of offense. When offense attaches itself to you, you soon welcome bitterness towards others in ministry, pastors, apostles, prophets, networks, churches, organizations, etc.. When that offense digs deep, you will begin to withhold your finances from what you once supported. Offense will convince you to do so as a plan of strategy. Offense will convince you that they will come crawling back to you because they need your money. Truth is, offense attacks your finances and not the finances of those who are pleasing God.
A Spirit of Offense has but one purpose: DESTROY YOU! Offense is straight from the enemy and if you allow an open door, it will not be long until you see how it affects one of the 8 (or more) ways mentioned above. Guard your heart, your mind, and keep your spirit devoted to The Father. When offense comes knocking, and it will, please walk out what the Bible declares. Don’t be the type of person who calls everyone without going to the one whom the offense first began with.
Matthew 18:15-17 – “If your brother sins, go and show him his fault in private; if he listens to you, you have won your brother. But if he does not listen to you, take one or two more with you, so that by the mouth of two or three witnesses every fact may be confirmed. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector.”
Ryan Johnson

Dienstag, 5. Dezember 2017

new Website: Canopy of Prayer


Canopy over Europe: Good things come... Was lange währt...

Dear men and women of prayer for Europe!


 
“Good things come to those who wait!”
As of the end of October, our website is ready and online.

www.canopyofprayer.eu
–  ! Thank God !  –

I´m not aware of many other sites (devout ones) on the internet as diverse and interactive as this one.
12 nations invite visitors on the 1st page to read the entire concept of “Canopy of Prayer in Europe” in their mother-language, including an invitation to join up and register, through the respective country´s flag.

We have a large impetus in approximately 15 European countries. When the “Call of the Watchmen” (Wächterruf) went online in Germany many years ago, we were so pleasantly surprised and overjoyed to see how this medium caused the membership rates to increase almost daily.
Now this site can be reached from all parts of Europe, even from all over the world. Everyone can find information and register.

Speaking of signing up – what a lovely game: The menu item “Overview” leads you to a map of Europe, where you will see how many people have registered and are already praying in each country. As soon as you have signed up, the respective number in your country changes. And there is more to discover.

But most importantly, the website now opens the opportunity to awaken interest among your circle of friends, acquaintances and relatives, especially younger people...




A final request, if I may, for financial support: Such a sophisticated website naturally has its price. Nevertheless we decided on this “lively” format, because a year ago we experienced such a spontaneous willingness to help after our appeal for donations that we confidently trust we will receive a similar response to our second appeal.
The Lord will show each one how much to contribute. I´d like to sincerely thank you all in advance.
Any donations should please be transferred to the account of the “Call of the Watchmen” (Waechterruf e.V.) mentioned below. Please don’t forget the reference “Canopy”!
Account No. 
Waechterruf e.V.
Volksbank Kirchheim-Nürtingen 
IBAN DE73 6129 0120 0464 0500 06
BIC GENODES1NUE
Purpose: „Canopy“

One in the Spirit and in building the kingdom of God in Europe,

Yours
Ortwin Schweitzer




PS
Please allow me to make a remark at this stage; actually it is more of a request: The registration form asks you to specify your prayer-time. Some of you will not be able to do this. But if you are able to fix a certain time for your weekly 15 minutes, please feel free to do so.

Guide to your personal account on Canopy of Prayer
Anyone who has already subscribed to the prayer letter online enters the following line in the browser (Firefox, Explorer, etc.).
www.canopyofprayer.eu/user/password
A window appears where you can enter your e-mail address or user name. Click the blue button.
Soon you will receive an email explaining the further steps to receive or change your personal password. Press “Enter”.
Try it out right away !
Liebe Beterinnen und Beter für Europa,


 

„Was lange währt, wird endlich wahr!“
Seit Ende Oktober ist unsere Website nun fertig
 und online.
 

www.canopyofprayer.eu
–  ! Gott sei Dank !  –
 
Ich kenne nicht viele Internetauftritte (im sogenannten frommen Bereich), die so vielfältig 
und interaktiv sind.
Da sind 12 Länder, die über ihre Fähnchen auf
der 1. Seite einladen, das ganze Konzept von
„Canopy of Prayer over Europe“ in ihrer Muttersprache zu lesen, samt der Einladung, mitzumachen und sich zu registrieren.

Das wird ein großer Impuls in etwa 15 europäischen Ländern sein. Als wir vor etlichen Jahren in Deutschland  den Wächterruf online stellten, waren
wir überrascht und hoch erfreut, wie dieses Medium die Teilnehmerzahl fast täglich steigen ließ.
Nun kann man die Website in ganz Europa, ja, in der ganzen Welt aufmachen, sich informieren und anmelden.

A propos anmelden – welch ein reizvolles Spiel: da erscheint eine Europakarte, auf der in jedem Land, in dem es schon registrierte Canopy-Beter gibt, die entsprechende Zahl erscheint. Wenn Du/Sie sich angemeldet hast/haben, wechselt automatisch die Zahl in dem betreffenden Land. Und noch andere Entdeckungen sind fällig.

Unsere Website gibt jetzt aber vor allem die Gelegenheit, Freunde, Bekannte und Verwandte, vor allem auch Jüngere (!) über die Website zu interessieren...




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Montag, 4. Dezember 2017

WHY ARE PEOPLE DEFEATED?


By Rev. Thomas H. Buchanan

I recently had time to listen to a lot of different ministries while on vacation.  God began to deal with me about what we do not do as ministers that He really wants us to do.

When we look at our church congregations and even some of us pastors,  we wonder why we are constantly defeated.  It can’t be for the lack of the word of God because most of us have many Bibles.  It can’t be for the lack of prayer because we are constantly asking God for help in our defeated situations.  It can’t be because of the lack of preaching because those that get preached at the most seem to be the most defeated.

So where then does this bondage and continued defeat come from and why?  While trying to discuss what God was showing me with a close Christian brother,  his assessment came across to me that I was just to critical.  This bothered me for some days as I struggled over whether to write it down or not.  If  these words are for no body else but me,  then so be it.

As I began to listen to preacher after preacher,  God began to show me something that I had never seen before.  Yes,  there were large crowds,  yes,  there was a lot of congregational responses,  and yes, there was a lot of moving assumptions,  stories,  and performances, all of which have their place but God wants us to be aware of another aspect of ministry.  As I was listening I began to see that most messages concentrated on telling the listeners about how problematic their past has been or how problematic their present situation is and that God’s solution is that God will intervene at the end of the message and deliver them when that minister prays over them.  This is a very common action on our part as ministers and seems to have some life changing  effects.

Being a minister now for some years I see that much of what we do or say is short lived at best.  Sometimes it doesn’t even get out the door before their reality destroys what we try so hard to reveal to them. Once the emotions and socializing have ended,  and the re-enforced situations of their lives have been brought to the fore front once again and the simple God solution expressed,  we still struggle.  Many times those that are most responsive are the most defeated and never seem to overcome anything.  While a rare few are never defeated no matter how bad their reality may be.  So what is the difference?

The difference has to do with what  God was showing me.  The word of God says that His people (Christians) parish (defeated) because of a lack of knowledge,  not praying,  preaching or even Godly intervention.  Is it simply knowledge gained through education and our mental abilities?  No!  Then what knowledge is it? 

Most messages deal with salvation,  sanctification,  and some of the six foundation blocks mentioned in Hebrews 6: 1-2.  We have been programmed to think that God is going to do whatever we have need of.  This is only partially true.  There is a tremendous amount of knowledge we need to be taught that explains and shows usOUR ROLE in being an over-comer.

First we need to get knowledge about who we really are.  Our Christian birth right allows us to have communion with God,  to operate in His faith (learned confidence in God),  to have authority over the works of Satan,  to understand that we are ambassadors operating with the anointing and power of the one who gave us the authority which results in signs following. 

Secondly we need to have knowledge of our job description.  In order to understand a job description,  we need to understand where we are working.  We are now in the Kingdom of God taking the victory to the Kingdom of Heaven which means God owns all,  controls all,  in us all,  and His word cannot be changed ( how a kingdom is different from a democracy).   Now that we know we are in a different kingdom,  what is the will of our new king for our lives?  This question is so overwhelming yet so simple.  The footsteps of a righteous man are ordered of the Lord.  Footsteps only take place in the instantaneous present tense,  and cannot be guided unless we are making footprints. 

So the will of God for your life is to do all you can TODAY.  Otherwise we will stay defeated while living in the past or trying to live for some better day tomorrow.  Now that our understanding has been enlightened (Ephesians 1: 18) as to where we are and what God’s will is,  we can proceed with a job description.

Our job description must first start with unity of the Faith (Ephesians 4: 13).  Without unity we are a house divided against itself and we will fail.  Our job description is found in Ephesians 4: 11.  Commonly referred to as the five fold ministry.  Now you say “I don’t fit in here anywhere.”  Oh!  But you do.  All of our lives are teaching the lost and the words we say are no different than a preacher’s words which are to instruct and edify the hearers.  This will result in fruit (Gal.5: 22-23) that will remain.

Thirdly we must understand that God has not only enlightened us as to who we are,  and a job description that is a result of word stability,  but He has given us the same tools to work with that He had.  This is why He said we could do what He did and greater works.  These tools are found in I Cor. 12: 8-10 (gifts of spirit).  These tools,  along with the whole armor of God,  are to establish us (Rom.1:11).  To be established does not mean all will be perfect,  but that the hardships of life can’t defeat us and we will be able to help others overcome by the word of our testimony.


SUMMARY

I feel God was trying to show me that we are not instructing people with the knowledge necessary to overcome and stay an over-comer.  What we are doing is getting them dependent upon us and our spiritual job fulfillment endeavors.  This makes us spiritual crutches and them spiritual cripples.  What God really wants us to do is mentor,  not just preach at,  with the expectation that our mentored  should surpass us.    I do realize that our own pride may not want this,  but it is what God wants us to do.  The items listed here  can be taught on extensively. 

This brief essay is not meant to be exhaustive, just enlightening. It is not just the knowledge of our short comings we must deal with,  but how to begin the successful application of this knowledge so we cannot be defeated again.  This is achieved by:  instruction,  motivation,  show ( mentor),  practice (mentored doing in our presence until they are confident).



 FOOD FOR THOUGHT;   

Blessing someone is to speak a creative word that will create what is need.

Not being defeated or depressed occurs when we realize that things are temporary and recognize that the solution is just ahead .

Sonntag, 3. Dezember 2017

CHRISTMAS Listening ⭐

by Anne Graham Lotz, AnGel Ministries
This Christmas, for the King’s Birthday, exalt and praise the name of Jesus! Join the voices of “many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne…In a loud voice they sang: Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and praise!” (Revelation 5:11-12)

Click below "Christmas Listening" to listen to a few of Anne’s Christmas messages:




                                               Christmas Listening




Samstag, 2. Dezember 2017

Four Keys to Consistent Prayer

by Adam Wittenberg, IHOPKC

 4/15/15  Prayer
Prayer is the Christian’s call, but life is so busy. In our ever-changing world, where distractions arise and schedules shift, there are lots of obstacles to a consistent prayer life. The good news is you’re not the only one to face these challenges!
Long before Mike Bickle started the International House of Prayer of Kansas City, he was a young man struggling to pray. He actually didn’t like prayer! But one of his leaders suggested two things that helped transform his prayer life: scheduling prayer times and making a prayer list.
Let’s look at some tips that can help almost anyone (even weak or not-yet believers) grow in prayer, because the more we talk with God the better we’ll be able to speak about Him to others.

Ask God’s Help

Ask God to help you make time for regular prayer. This may sound simple, but it actually works. The Lord gives wisdom to those who ask (James 1:5), and He will help you as you come to Him.
Jesus knew what it was like to have many things to do and a lot of demands on Him, yet He found time to pray; it was the very foundation of His ministry (Mark 6:30–46). The Lord knows your challenges and will give you grace because He is good (Hebrews 4:14–16).

Schedule It

Put prayer in your schedule. Create a recurring event in your calendar. Actually do this! If you treat prayer like an important meeting or appointment (which it is) then you’ll be much more likely to keep it. You won’t keep it perfectly all the time, but you will pray much more if it’s on your calendar.
Here, you can make technology your friend: if you use a calendar on your computer or phone, set a reminder and alert that it’s time to pray. Then turn your phone on silent or airplane mode to minimize distraction. You can even set an alert for the end of your prayer time, so that you can remain focused while you are praying. Tuning out distraction will help us “tune in” to God and hear His voice better.

Make a Prayer List

A list helps us keep steady in praying for the specific people, nations, or issues that God has placed on our hearts. While the Spirit can move at any time, a list will help focus our prayers and make it easier to get started—and stay consistent—while we wait for the answer to come.
Keeping an actual list, written or in your phone, will increase celebration when your requests are answered. Imagine looking over it after a few months, or at the end of the year, and seeing great change in those individuals because you didn’t quit! God honors persistence, as we see from the widow in Luke 18:1–8.

Be Consistent

Stick with it. Like going to the gym, the “muscles” of prayer don’t develop overnight. Every new habit takes time to develop, so be disciplined and “don’t despise the day of small beginnings” (Zechariah 4:10). If it would help you to stay more consistent in prayer, why not ask a peer or more mature believer to keep you accountable to your schedule? They may have other ideas to help you grow in prayer.
In his book Growing in Prayer, Mike Bickle says, “As we come to know God as our tender Father and Jesus as the Bridegroom King, we are energized to seek God with all our strength and to experience new delight in our relationship with Him.”
Prayer is a key part of God’s plan to release forerunner messengers across the earth, preparing the way for Jesus’ return. In an hour of increasing darkness, the Lord is calling believers to behold Him, become who He made them to be, and boldly declare Him to others