Ron McGatlin
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The Spirit of JEHU is Rising! Victoria Boyson www.boyson.org
Have
you looked around you and thought, "What's wrong with everybody?" Have
you seen the injustices in the world and wondered, "Why doesn't someone
do something about it?" Are you looking at society like the little boy
in the story of The Emperors New Clothes, saying "But he isn't wearing anything at all!"
If
that's you, understand that God is calling out a gifting He put inside
you. He's placed in you the spirit of JEHU and it's rising up inside you
calling out for the justice of God!
In the land of Israel,
Jezebel and Ahab were literally getting away with murder. Without
conscience, they believed themselves to be above God's power to bring
retribution against their many offenses. But God saw their sin and His
response against them was - Jehu.
Through His prophets, God
warned Ahab of the judgment that would come against his entire household
because of the death of righteous Naboth (2 Kings 9:26) and Lord's
prophets and servants (2 Kings 9:7). Naboth was an innocent man who was
targeted by Ahab and Jezebel because he owned a vineyard Ahab wanted and
was accused of a crime he didn't commit by Jezebel's lying nobles and
subsequently killed.
Corrupted by power, this horrid couple
terrorized the true church and attempted to annihilate the prophets of
God. Obsessed with themselves, Ahab and Jezebel felt no fear for their
actions and would flaunt their rebellion against God by consuming His
people. Confidently, they spread their Baal worship as they attempted to
subvert the worship of the one true God.
In response to their
rebellion, as prophesied, God ordained Jehu to become the new king of
Israel and destroyer of the entire household of Ahab!
Indeed,
when Jehu was anointed as king of Israel, he was told, "You will destroy
the family of Ahab, your master. In this way, I will avenge the murder
of my prophets and all the Lord's servants who were killed by Jezebel"
(2 Kings 9:7 NLT).
So, the woman who'd seemed invincible and
unstoppable, the tyrant of Israel, an overwhelming intimidating figure
would be killed just like that. But, surely, since she was seemingly so
"all-powerful" it would be difficult to kill her, right?
Without
Hollywood dramatics, Jehu went to her palace and as she screamed out
her usual disparaging accusations against his character, he paid little
attention to her at all. Calling instead to her attendants he cried out
simply, "'Who is on my side?' And two or three eunuchs looked out at
him. 'Throw her down!' Jehu yelled. So they threw her out the window,
and her blood splattered against the wall and on the horses. And Jehu
trampled her body under his horses' hooves." (2 Kings 9:32-33).
Just like that… she was gone.
After
years of Jezebel's tyranny, she could no longer hurt anyone. She
assumed she was invincible and yet, when God decided the time had come
for her destruction, she was gone - simply and absolutely.
Hickory Dickory Dock In 2007 the Lord gave me a word about the Hour of Darkness
in which He explained that for some time the enemy would appear to gain
a foothold in this world and it would seem that darkness was winning
and indeed it would, but, only for a moment. During this time, the
Father would uncloak the shroud that had covered the evil growing in our
midst all along and, truly, it would be revealed to all.
Earlier this year I sought the Lord for a conclusion of that word. "How would it end?" I wanted to know.
Reminding
me of an old nursery rhyme, "Hickory dickory dock. The mouse ran up the
clock. The clock struck one, the mouse ran down, Hickory dickory dock"
(Mother Goose's Melody 1765), the Lord poured understanding into my
spirit through this simple rhyme. He showed me that in the night time
hours, the mice or evil of the world feels emboldened by the veil of
darkness and, truly, for a few hours it feels it can get away with
climbing boldly to the top of the clock where everyone can see it.
However, when the clock strikes the hour appointed by God and morning
breaks in upon the mouse, he's caught and scampers in fear for his life.
So it will be with our world: the moment of darkness is near
ending and the light of the morning is drawing near. The Father is about
ready to strike the clock and send His kingdom to dispel the darkness
sending it running.
Indeed, Jezebel had her day, and what a day
she had. Everyone respected her and feared what she would do or say. She
was feared by the prophets of the Lord as she flaunted her worship of
Baal and instituted her false prophets in place of the Lord's true
prophets. Yet, in a moment, suddenly this fearful woman was gone and all
her power and dread was trampled under the hooves of Jehu's horses and
dogs ate her body.
What a disrespectful ending for a woman who'd
held the world in her hands, making the saints fear her and chasing
prophets with her threats. It was, indeed, the hour when God decided her
end. It was the moment God swept in and showed His great power to those
who thought they were gods themselves, and snubbed their noses at the
one true God feeling omnipotent in their arrogance.
Jehu's moment was God's divine justice!
Created
by the Father, the world thinks it can snub its noses at its Creator
and simply decide to invent their own maker, deciding an accident of
creation would be their god. Worshiping themselves, they are blinded by
each other looking to humans as though they were divine. Yet, our
Father, in His mercy, allows them only so much time to run up the clock,
before He reminds them of Who He is!
And that is where we are right now…
The
spirit of Jehu is rising amongst the Lord's people. We are no longer
living in fear of what people think of us. We've been burned by
Jezebel's tyranny and have had our fill of it. Where as before we would
have felt overjoyed to even be noticed by the seemingly great and
powerful lords of our world, now we see we are the ones who've possessed
the power to rule all along. The justice of God has stripped away the
veil of humanism that's blinded us to the dangerous path we've trod.
Having once been controlled and taken advantage of, we've decided nothing
is more important than God's truth.
Beloved's Awakening The
beloved of the Lord is opening her eyes and awakening to who she is,
who her Father is and how the enemy has taken advantage of her.
As she calls out to the Lord for justice, He
moves swiftly to her aid and casts out those who would be her captors
and tormentors. Once again God sets her on the throne He's prepared for
her, convincing her of the
beauty she alone possesses and of the kingdom
she must rule.
Indeed, my friends, the spirit of Jehu is rising… in YOU!
Edited by Ron McGatlin on 08/16/2016 at 8:07am
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Bill Bremer
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May the saints of the LORD rise up. May they put on the whole armor of God.
May they stand
then and take “the Spirit’s sword, which is God’s Word.”
God’s Word here is translated from the Greek word rehma ,
meaning that which is or has been uttered by the living voice. When
Jesus’ was tempted by the devil, He answered, “Man shall not
live on bread alone, but on every word/rehma that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God” (Mt
4:4 KJV). True, many of God’s words spoken first through the
prophets were later recorded and became part of the written word or
holy Scriptures. But here, the emphasis is on a specific word from
God as spoken by the Spirit through the mouth of a believer.
An utterance of God supplied directly and immediately by the
Spirit becomes the sword which can rout demons. This is one of the
surprising facts taught in the Bible. The gift of prophecy,
manifested in the power of the Holy Spirit, can reveal the secrets of
a man’s heart and humble him before God (1
Cor 14:24, 25).
A word of wisdom or of knowledge spoken with charismatic force can
pierce the resistance of the most hardened sinner and bring
deliverance to his captive soul. Even the written word or Bible only
becomes effective against the devil when we speak a portion of it
against him in the authority of Christ and in the power of the
Spirit.
We take up the sword by digging into God’s grace/charis speaking
forth a word of God quickened by the Holy Spirit.
__________________ Bill Bremer Kingdom Relationships http://billbremer.org
billbremer04@yahoo.com
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