TODAY’S DEVOTION (FRIDAY 22ND JULY 2022)
“Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the terrible one is brought to nothing, the scornful one is consumed, and all who watch for iniquity are cut off—
Who make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just by empty words.” Isaiah 29:17-21 NKJV
WELCOME TO THE 203RD DAY OF OUR YEAR OF AMAZING GRACE!
We bless the LORD God for another day! Night unto night we sleep, and day unto day we wake up. All by His marvelous helps and mercies.
When I look at the venom of the wicked and their plotting against us that the LORD has defeated, I cannot but praise the LORD. When I look at how the enemies within and without have not been able to prevail against us, I marvel at God’s amazing acts.
When I look at how erring and perverted preachers have commissioned themselves and their people to open up YouTube channels just to castigate me, and what the LORD is using it to do, I marvel at His marvelous works. Indeed, if God be for you it takes a fool to be against you.
Day unto day I see His goodness in our lives and His marvelous helps in the battle field. The darkness that once exist in the hearts of many is gradually receding and Jesus is being glorified. Reports we get across Kenya and the rest of the world are very encouraging. Elect preachers all over who have been looking for a word like the one the LORD has given us are coming on board and doing great things for the LORD!
The battle to snatch souls from the spirit of lawlessness is always intense. Jesus never had it easy when He was Physically here. Neither did Paul. There are preachers whose roles is to deal with lawlessness. In fact, that is the core of genuine apostolic ministry.
But such battles are only exciting when the LORD is the one fighting and you watching, even if it is your name people hear, and attack you intensely or glorify God for.
I have said over and over that this is not about Takim, but about Truth. And the GOD of Truth is making Himself known.
WE ARE IN VERY CRITICAL TIMES AS KINGDOM CITIZENS.
Bible Prophecies spoken on getting the Church ready for the glorious departure are to be fulfilled in our days. One of the prophecies is about the end of the sin age in present day sin loving Christians and the removal of everything that is lawless or that offends in God’s kingdom.
That brings us to a major throne room miracle that will be happening in our days. We have been looking at Throne room miracles but this one has to do with the move of God to fulfill Bible Prophecies for the sanctification of the Church. That miracle is the miracle of the mind.
I have shared about this miracle sometimes back in one of our in-person worship services. But today we will be looking at this beautiful miracle through another lens. Do not forget, we are on a 31-Day journey of faith with the Cry of the Spirit on Miracles, signs and wonders.
The miracle of the mind is one miracle that happens when what exist in the Throne Room of GOD reaches the hearts of men.
Yesterday, we saw that there are Thunder, Lightening and Voices in the Throne Room of God. These manifestations of God around His Throne Room will never leave your mind the same if you encounter them.
People are destroyed for lack of knowledge. You are what you know and apply. The spots and wrinkles in the Church are billed to be removed by the knowledge of living truths because they are a product of what is already known and applied which does not result in sanctification, purity, and Holiness.
Without the miracle of the mind, it will be impossible for any lawless deed God wants removed from our hearts to be removed. There is blindness on the minds of many, sadly even in Church.
Jesus spent time healing blind yes to tell us that one of the objectives of His Holy Spirit is to use living truths to open our eyes or take away religious or spiritual veils from our minds.
THE MIRACLE OF THE MIND IS THE REMOVAL OF RELIGIOUS VEILS FROM MINDS.
And that can only happen when we turn our hearts to the LORD; which is not referring to salvation experience but regular encounters with the LORD as the Truth and the Life. Concerning the religious veils that sat on the minds of the Israelites, the Bible says;
“But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ.
But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
Nevertheless, when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.” 2 Corinthians 3:14-16 NKJV
This scripture makes it clear that the miracle of the mind happens only when we turn to the LORD, not to who look like the LORD because there are so many versions of Christ in Church today that people are turning to, which explains why religious veils still exist in the minds of even respected preachers.
For instance, why are people still using salt to pray after Christ has come to say we are the salt of the earth?
Why are people practicing the doctrine of devils – especially the doctrine of breaking, silencing and raising altars, standing on misunderstood scriptures? Why are people using oil after the Holy Spirit has been given? Why can’t many see beyond James 5:14 and Mark 6:12-13 in their defense of the use of oil? It is because of the religious veils on their minds. Veils that make them use shadows, instead of aligning with the substance – Christ.
Sadly, the veils exist because the preachers and their victims or members, have not turned to the LORD as the Truth and the LIFE of all that was done in the Old Testament.
THAT IS WHY WE NOW HAVE WITCHCRAFT IN THE CHURCH. JESUS SAID
…“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” (John 14:6 NKJV)
If you meet Jesus as the way, but did not meet Him as the Truth, you could even become a pope, but will never have religious veils removed from your mind. They will always be there to mislead you and align your life and ministry with the spirit of lawlessness. They will keep you using oil, water, salt, and etc. in prayer.
You will never come to the place of the fullness of Christ. You will be in dire need of the miracle of the mind. Sadly, many are in dire need of this miracle, especially among us preachers hence the prevailing deception. The religious veils on their minds will not let them see the light. That is why they use oil, salt, water, or other deliverance inventions in ministry calling it prophetic acts.
But God has promised us this miracle. He Has said we should expect it in our days. Isaiah as we can see in our devotional text, and other prophets in the Bible prophesied it long ago. The text said,
“Is it not yet a very little while Till Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the terrible one is brought to nothing, the scornful one is consumed, and all who watch for iniquity are cut off—
Who make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just by empty words.” Isaiah 29:17-21 NKJV
There is so much in this scripture. But one thing we can glean from it is what happens when the miracle of the mind has taken place in a man’s heart. The Bible says, “the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.”
THE BOOK IS THE BIBLE.
The prophecy said you will hear its words; in other words, you will be able to connect the Rhema yourself. It will become a piece of cake to you. Hallelujah! That will lead to the opening of your spiritual eyes, fulfilling the part of the prophecy that says “and the eye of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.”
Then it will lead to an increase in your joy, and you will become intimate with the LORD.
What we have just seen above is what the devil fears most. He may not stop you from praying, fasting, giving or going to Church so long as none of that will take religious veils from your mind. Yes, he will even prosper you so long as you do not experience the miracle of the mind. He does not want any to experience this miracle of the mind. He knows that once we do, he will no longer be able to handle us.
God has positioned men and women this end time on earth to bring people to the place of the miracle of the mind. He has also planted Churches filled with apostolic and prophetic truths to bring hearts to the place of experiencing Christ as the Truth and Life of all that is in the law and the Prophets. These Churches are a major threat to the religious establishments.
The next part of our devotional text tells us what this Church type will go through and what it will do in response. It says,
“For the terrible one is brought to nothing, the scornful one is consumed, and all who watch for iniquity are cut off—
Who make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just by empty words.” Isaiah 29:17-21 NKJV
There will be terrible Christians driven by terrible religious demons, who will be scornful and will be watching for iniquity. To watch for iniquity is to watch for an evil deed or cook one to smear the name of the minister or the Church that God may be using to perform the miracle for the mind. It is to use facts to manufacture lies.
THE PROPHECY SAID PEOPLE WILL DO THAT BUT THEY WILL BE CUT OFF.
The Prophecy said there will be those who will be used of the same religious demons to “make a man an offender by a word, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and turn aside the just by empty words.”
In other words, they will twist what one said and use it to tarnish his or her image, making him an offender by a word. The idea is to turn hearts from receiving the miracle of the mind consequently preventing them from obtaining deliverance from spiritual deception and religious bondage.
The Bible says they will also seek to lay a snare for people, Churches and ministries God has raised to reprove at the gate. Reproving at the gate provokes the miracle of the mind. It makes people turn to the LORD as the truth and life and removes veils from their hearts.
You reprove at the gate publicly not privately.
When you rebuke wrong doing publicly, expose spiritual and religious deception, bring ethical correction under GOD, point out false doctrines, and bring hidden doctrines of devils to light you are reproving at the gate.
For those who may not know, I submit to you that “The Cry of the Spirit Ministries Global,” is one of the Churches or ministries on the face of the earth that the LORD has planted to bring men and women to the place of experiencing Him as the Truth and Life. The place of the miracle of the mind!
We do this through our Holy Nation Fellowship Service, Prophetic Apostolic Training Schools, and rebuking at the gate. That is why we are facing so much backlash. But it is normal. We know the end results. A wind will soon blow and wash them away!
I believe enough has been shared today. I admonish you to absorb it and let your faith take a new height in Christ.
MAKE THIS SCRIPTURE AN ADDITIONAL MEDITATION FOR THE DAY!
Therefore, thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: “Jacob shall not now be ashamed, Nor shall his face now grow pale;
But when he sees his children, The work of My hands, in his midst, They will hallow My name, and hallow the Holy One of Jacob, and fear the God of Israel.
These also who erred in spirit will come to understanding, and those who complained will learn doctrine.” Isaiah 29:22-24 NKJV