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October
21, 2006
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Bob
Jones and Paul Keith Davis: "SHEPHERD'S ROD 2007
Part 1--THIS DAY WE WALK IN THE LIGHT OF REVELATION WITHIN US"
 What is the Shepherd's Rod?
The term "Shepherd's Rod" comes from Ezekiel 20:37 stating,
"And I shall make
you pass under the rod, and I shall bring you into the bond of the covenant."
This Scripture symbolically portrays a shepherd extending his rod as the sheep
pass under his staff for evaluation. In this same way we, as the Lord's sheep,
pass under His staff during this season as further described in
Jeremiah 33:13 and
Leviticus 27:32.
The purpose of this booklet is to simply outline the revelations that were
received on the Day of Atonement in order to Biblically convey them in a clear
fashion. It is not the intent of this outline to completely cover all the truth
associated with these insights. It would take a large book to adequately
elaborate on and communicate all of the Biblical truth realized through these
revelations.
It is our prayer that each reader will study this perspective of God's word
during the course of this year to extract all the understanding that the Spirit of
Truth will reveal. Much of the truth given in the Shepherd's Rod is like seed
that, once planted, requires time to develop and mature.
"These revelations apply
to the year that it is given and the years to follow as each revelation provides
greater clarity and focus for the Lord's heart for this generation."
This is the Day the Lord has Made
"This is the day which God hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm
118:24
The revelations of this year's Shepherd's Rod will begin to unveil a specific and
unique day that God has prepared. This is a day of destiny that the Lord has
made!
We have crossed a threshold in Heaven's time-line. The Bible calls it the
"fullness of time." The apostle Paul in his epistle to the Galatians stated,
"But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman,
born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that
we might receive the adoption as sons. Because you are sons, God has sent forth
the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!'" Galatians 4:4-6
The central theme of these revelations highlights our present position in modern
church history and our prophetic destiny in God. We are Biblically promised a
generation who will do the "greater works" (John 14:12). These will be the "sons
of the Kingdom" who carry the Sevenfold Spirit of God that rested upon the Lord
Himself in His perfect example of a Son of the Kingdom.
This is a day in which many promises will be apprehended and divine destiny
achieved. Over the past several years, there have been messages of preparation
sounded as a clarion call to the bride of Christ to prepare for the coming
battle. Those individuals who have heeded this call and allowed the sifting and
pruning process will begin to emerge with considerable anointing and authority.
For them, this will be a day of substantial advancement.
The following outline will highlight many of the areas that will be emphasized
during this season.
 This is the Day--21 Proclamations
At the outset of the Day of Atonement revelations, Bob Jones audibly heard twenty-one
specific proclamations that provide an outline of God's plans for this season.
It seems that each promise is set before us as a specific decree to apprehend
destiny for those who have yielded to the preparatory process.
Each of the twenty-one items relates to previous articles and admonitions that
have been released to prepare us for this day. Throughout Biblical history we
can see God's hand taking His servants through various trials and character
molding journeys.
The design is to bring them out on the other side with the revelation of His
nature. Though the passage may at times seem difficult, it is for our benefit in
order to steward faithfully God's provision.
"The time for the apprehension of
promises is now upon us."
1. This is the Day of Lights
The Bible clearly outlines that every good and perfect gift comes from the
Father of Lights. God is Light and in Him there is no shifting shadow.
Consequently, we are likewise called to be light in the midst of a dark
generation.
It was by His own will that He gave us birth as "sons of the Kingdom" by His
Word of Truth. We are designated to be a form of first fruits of His creation
and a representation of what the "sons of the Kingdom" are called and
consecrated to be.
Through his epistle to the Ephesians, the apostle Paul admonishes us to conduct
ourselves as children of light. He said,
"Therefore do not be partakers with them; for you were formerly darkness, but now
you are Light in the Lord; walk as children of Light for the fruit of the Light
consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth, trying to learn what is
pleasing to the Lord." Ephesians 5:7-10
"The surest evidence of the 'children of Light' and God's true leadership will be
the clear presence of the fruit of the Spirit."
God's righteousness will begin to
reflect the Spirit's nature in our lives. The display of His character in us is
ultimately pleasing to the Lord, and it is the reflection of His Light that we must
possess.
In a previous prophetic word we outlined the mark of the "sons of the
Kingdom"
as highlighted in Matthew 13 saying,
"The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man, and the field is the world;
and as for the good seed, these are the sons of the Kingdom....the harvest is
the end of the age; and the reapers are angels." Matthew 13:37-39
If we are to be the "light" of the world, we will possess qualities consistent
with "sons of the Kingdom" and children of light by allowing Christ to be fully
manifested in us. The identification, anointing, and purpose of this company who
overcomes are listed below.
Their Identification--the manifestation of the Fruit of the Spirit--Galatians
5:22-24:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5. Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self-Control
Their Anointing--The Seven Spirits of God--Isaiah 11:2:
1. Spirit of the Lord
2. Spirit of Wisdom
3. Spirit of Understanding
4. Spirit of Counsel
5. Spirit of Might
6. Spirit of Knowledge
7. Spirit of Reverential Fear of the Lord
Their Purpose--To reveal the twelve names illustrating the divine character of
God and His primary redemptive attributes manifested in the Person of Jesus.
1. Lord Our Shepherd
2. Lord Our Provider
3. Lord Our Righteousness
4. Lord Our Peace
5. Lord Our Healer
6. Lord Our Banner
7. Lord Who Sanctifies
8. Lord Of Hosts
9. Lord Most High
10. Lord Who Smites
11. Lord of Recompense
12. Lord is Present
2. This is the Day Cities that Welcome the Heavenly Realm will Have a Great
Light over Them.
The Lord is indicating His desire to restore through His church, His original
mandate for man and fully heal the breach that has existed since man's fall in
the garden. Our cities will reflect Heaven's light only to the degree that the
saints within them do so.
"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does
anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it
gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such
a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your
Father who is in Heaven." Matthew 5:14-16
One of the primary strategies to win our cities is through unity of the
brethren. If the Lord can find just a few willing to live together in harmony
with a common cause of advancing God's Kingdom, then He will pour out a special
anointing of grace and favor that will illuminate our dwelling places. We will
have unity to the degree that Christ is formed in us.
When this takes place, we will then carry the battle to enemy gates and invade
our cities with the ministry of restoration and awakening. We will help those
who once experienced failure find their rightful place in the body of Christ. We
will also retrieve those of our brethren who have fallen and begin to rejuvenate
them into a new walk with Christ while also rescuing the unbelieving from the
snare of the evil one.
City gates spoken of in the Bible were symbols of power and authority. Occupying
city gates depicts a realm of authority to be delegated to believers who walk in
the Lord's light. They will begin to emerge with the spiritual wisdom essential
for this responsibility. This occurs when the eyes of our hearts are enlightened
with the spirits of wisdom and revelation promised in Ephesians 1:17-18.
In Genesis 22:17, God promised Abraham that his descendants would possess the
gates of their enemies. From this symbolic pledge, we will see many leaders
carrying away the "gates" of the enemy that withstand God's purposes in various
cities. This will result in notable expressions of spiritual outpouring and
"revival." Those cities will have great "light" over them leading to spiritual
awakening.
3. This is the Day that Saints who are Crying out to God Continually will Become
Light.
The Lord recently expressed His desire to deal with the strongholds in us so we
can deal with the strongholds in our churches, cities, and nation. The Holy
Spirit spoke to me in a meeting and said,
"If the people will allow Me to remove
the stumbling-blocks within them, I will then remove the ones before them."
God's people are called to be the repairers of the breach, and restorers of
streets and dwellings. Isaiah 58:12 declares,
"And those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will raise up the
age-old foundations; and you will be called the repairer of the breach, the
restorer of the streets in which to dwell."
In order to do that effectively in our cities, the Lord is sending "angels that
gather" out of His Kingdom all things offensive to Him, so that He can reflect His
Light through us. Our churches and cities will exhibit Heaven's Light to the
extent that the righteous within them do so. The Lord promised that,
"The Son of Man will send forth His angels, and they will gather out of His
Kingdom all stumbling blocks, and those who commit lawlessness, and will throw
them into the furnace of fire; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the Kingdom of their
Father. He who has ears, let him hear." Matthew 13:41-43
The Bible tells us that the Kingdom of Heaven is within us. The righteous will
shine like the sun in the Kingdom of our Father when the tares and stumbling
blocks have been extracted from our soul.
"Light dispels the darkness of our soul
as He lights the candle of our innermost being."
In a previous Shepherd's Rod, we wrote of the Lord's desire to cloth us in His
light. For the believers who have responded to this invitation, there is going
to be a wonderful impartation of illumination and spiritual radiance released.
We wrote that the Lord clothes Himself in light as with a virtuous garment to
depict His great authority in Heaven and in creation. We are likewise called to
be endowed with the raiment of light that proceeds from Him. We are summoned to
be the light and salt of the earth.
The pure white light of Heaven will proceed from the Throne to be imparted into
the spirit and soul of the Lord's people to make us divine carriers of His
virtue. Many will encounter the Lights of Heaven in private worship and in
corporate settings in amplified ways over the coming months and years. This
Light will manifest as the Sevenfold Spirit of God in the same way that pure
white light directed through a prism highlights the seven colors of the
spectrum.
It pleases the Lord for us to embody His Light. When we lead the life as one
"native-born" to the Light, we enjoy the fruit or effect of that Light
consisting of kindness, uprightness of heart, and truth.
This is the day that individuals will begin to walk in the light of revelation
they possess. There must be an experiential quality to our walk with the Lord.
Not only do we experience Him in a tangible way, but also in practical ways that
exude the spiritual Light that has been deposited within us.
This is the model for the lost to be drawn to the Kingdom of Light; then the
masses will be drawn to our light and fulfill the prophecies of Daniel when he
said,
"Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of
Heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and
ever." Daniel 12:3
We have now crossed a threshold into the place where we begin to do what we have
for so long talked about. This is especially true in the Western Church. This is
the day of Lights or the day that people began to walk in the Light of Heaven.
The Patriarchs Job once conveyed his longing for,
"the days when God watched over me; When His lamp shone over my head, and by His
light I walked through darkness; As I was in the prime of my days, when the
friendship of God was over my tent." Job 29:2-4
Job expressed the desire of many in this generation. This is the day that the
Lord's lamp of divine favor will shine over us. It will be by that "light" that
we walk through this dark generation and enjoy friendship with God. This
positions us with priestly garments necessary for our call to minister to Him in
the beauty of holiness.
4. This is the Day that the Blind Can Cry out to God and Receive Their Sight.
We as a generation have come to a "fullness of time" crossroad in God's plan of
progressive restoration. We are assigned the ministry of recovery and
reconciliation and the next installment is at the door. It will be marked by
notable expression of power with emphasis on the recovery of sight to the blind.
It will take place in the natural to indicate a spiritual reality.
Matthew 9:29
says,
"Then He touched their eyes, saying, According to your faith and trust and
reliance (on the power invested in Me) be it done to you."
The job of the righteous will be to redeem that which the enemy has stolen and
re-dig wells that once flourished with God's healing virtue. The Lord is going
to touch blind eyes and execute the recovery of sight both naturally and
spiritually.
We will especially be called to recover and heal those who have been wounded in
the church. The "blind, lame, and halted" are to be revitalized by those developing
in righteousness; thereby retaking ground previously relented to the enemy.
Even the gifts of the Spirit that have been stolen or perverted by the enemy
will be redeemed during the coming year and years to follow. The righteous must
begin to restore all of these things the enemy has successfully stolen or
perverted within the church, especially the ministry of healing.
5. This is the Day that Those who Seek Understanding From a Place of Meekness
will be Taught by the Holy Spirit.
"Highlighted revelatory truth is being set before us through words that are not
taught by human wisdom, but by the Holy Spirit."
It is the consolidation of
spiritual truth with spiritual language in and through those possessing the
Spirit of Understanding. There are corporate and personal messages proceeding
from God's heart relative to our destiny and position in Heaven's economy. Paul
said,
"Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from
God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God, which things we
also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the
Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words." 1 Corinthians 2:12-13
Having the understanding that the Lord is grooming us for something significant,
transforms our mind-set and generates hope to displace hopelessness. Without
this comprehension, we would indeed experience profound hopelessness and despair.
A double portion of restoration and return is our legacy.
Our council is to cooperate with Heaven and do only what we see the Father doing
and say only what we hear Him saying. The Lord is opening our eyes and ears with
the Spirit of Understanding so that our discernment is taken to greater levels
to accomplish this purpose.
There has been a sifting of our soul and the establishment of contrition,
humility, and meekness in order to carry greater levels of power and authority.
The Spirit of Understanding will bring illumination to this reality and mobilize
God's people for this great task.
Kindness and truth are indispensable ingredients necessary in God's formula to
awaken this generation. The Holy Spirit has been punctuating this reality in
recent days.
If we embody and convey the Lord's meekness we will also share in
His power; if we share in His obedience we will also share in His resurrection.
(More 2007 Shepherd's Rod to be continued)
Bob Jones
The Prophetic Ministry of Bob Jones
with Paul Keith Davis
www.bobjones.org
Paul Keith Davis
White Dove Ministries
www.whitedoveministries.org
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Paul Keith Davis' Upcoming
Itinerary:
October 27-29, 2006
Restoring His Glory Conference
Christ Chapel
3051 Cloverdale Road; Florence, AL
Contact: 256-767-1080 or
info@christ-chapel.org
November 2-5, 2006
An Open Portal Prophetic Conference
Community Pentecostal Church
416 Taunton Road West; Oshawa, Ontario
Contact: 905-433-2964 or www.cpchome.com
November 8-11, 2006
Releasing Breakthrough Revival Conference
Christian Center of Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
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or 318-688-9250
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