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A SEASON OF BIRTHING
Ching Co
Dec 28, 1999
From Steve Shultz: The following word was posted earlier this year. I felt led to re-post it tonight as there have been several thousand new subscribers to THE ELIJAH LIST since this word was first published.
Have you noticed how much the Holy Spirit is saying to the Intercessors these days? He has much to say as you who are intercessors ARE HIS FRONT LINE. You're not just ON the front line. You ARE HIS FRONT LINE. I was just sharing with a sister online how the Lord will be rejoicing through one intercessor, weeping through another one, travailing through a 3rd one, and dancing in praise through a 4th one. The issue is obedience and non-judgmentalism of other intercessors. What is God calling YOU to do RIGHT NOW as an intercessor?-- Not "What will He call you to do tomorrow?" Be edified and exhorted as you read this.---Steve Shultz, Publisher
Also Note: Sister Ching is from the Phillipines and I like to leave her words unedited, grammar and all. The main way to feel the heartbeat of a person prophesying from another land, is to hear the word "in their own language and tongue." To edit this into college grammer would be to water down the beauty of the voice that God is speaking through.
A SEASON OF BIRTHING
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Yesterday during our regular ladies intercessory time, I felt the Lord impressing something to me. I was led to open my eyes and to observe and watch the different intercessors in prayer. I discovered that many of them were praying in different positions. Some were travailing in the Spirit, while others were in a very casual prayer. But while watching them, the Lord pointed out to me that some of the ladies are holding back something for various reason. Some are fighting back the feelings and emotions rising within them because they do not fully understand what is happening inside of them., other are wary of losing their composure if they give in totally, others are consious of what people might think.
I felt that what God would have wanted that time was for each person to just flow with the Spirit, I was watching one lady and the Lord impress to me that she was feeling and carrying pain in her heart and need to cry it out, another lady I was watching and was crying, the Lord was impressing that this lady felt the urge to scream but is holding back. Later I checked with these ladies and they confirmed what God has shown to me.
It was at this point that the Lord began impressing to me these words. As I was listening to them, I began to understand that what is taking place in our small midst is not limited to us, that this is actually happening all throughout the world. in the body of Christ.
As always, I submit all these impressions and words for your testing and discernment, and may all of us come out more encouraged and strenghtened knowing that God is trully moving in our midst, irregardless of what nation we come from.
THE WORD:
My people, as you enter into My presence, My Spirit will overshadow many of you in various ways.
Some of you will began to feel My heart and My cry . Some of you will felt the pain and sin of people and nations. Some of you will felt the oppression of the enemy upon My people. Some of you will have vision of the future victory in Me and faith, laughter and rejoicing will rise up within you. Some of you will even feel weak physically and drain out emotionally. Some of you will feel dryness in your hearts. Some of you will not feel anything special going on at all. There will be different manifestation but it is the work of the same Holy Spirit in your midst.
I tell you today. I AM BIRTHING OUT SOMETHING IN THE MIDST OF THE NATIONS. THE SEASON OF BIRTH IS AT HAND. Do not fight against what you are going through these seasons. Many of what you are going through are ACTS OF PROPHETIC INTERCESSION and many of you are being called to stand in the gap and to live these out. Not all will be going through the birthing travails, some of you have been called to assists those who are birthing by your support and presence and your prayers, STAND BY THOSE WHO ARE BIRTHING.
Be careful not to view what is happening in your midst through the wrong eyes. For the enemy will tempt you with confusion and will attack you and cause you to focus on yourself. He will try to deceive you to hold back. He will cause you to doubt your standing before me by making you feel and think that what you are feeling and experiencing are results of something that you have done wrong.
But I am moving in a greater perspective. And what you are birthing is more than just for you. IT IS FOR THE WORK OF MY KINGDOM. Don't hold back, let go . . . . . . For I am birthing something powerful in the Spiritual but soon all these will become manifest in the physical.
Draw continually upon My Resources for they are unlimited. Never isolate yourself away from those that I have send to be supporting you for this season. GREAT AND MIGHTY IS THAT WHICH IS BEING BIRTHED OUT IN YOUR MIDST. NEVER FEAR FOR I AM WITH YOU.
The Lord gave me these words from ISAIAH 66: 7 - 14 as a confirmation.
"Before she goes into labor, she gives birth; before the pains come upon her, she delivers a son. Who has ever heard of such a thing? Who has ever seen such things? Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment? Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. Do I bring to the moment of birth and not give delivery? Do I close up the womb when I bring to delivery? Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad for her, all you who love her; rejoice greatly with her, all you who mourn over her. For you will nurse and be satisfied at her comforting breasts; You will drink in her overflowing abundance."
For this is what the Lord says: " I will extend peace to her like a river, and the wealth of the nations like a flooding stream; you will nurse and be carried on her arm and dandled on her knees. As a mother comforts her child, so will I comfort you; and you will be comforted over Jerusalem. When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass; the hands of the Lord will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes."
Father, bless your words and let Your Spirit speaks to each heart that read this prophetic word.
Blessings,
Sis. Ching Co Cebu City Philippines
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