|
May 14,
2006
James Goll: "Joni Ames Article On Divine Intervention Is Quite Good--
You Should
Read It"
 Divine
Intervention
I don't know about you, but for me, the few months that we are into this year have
seemed extremely rough. Usually we can look to the new year, saying, "Whew! Glad
last year is over, and I am glad a new year is beginning!" However, this year
has been one of the hardest starts to a new year that I can recall in recent
time. There have been times when I have just shouted, "Hey! What's the deal?"
At the same time, there have been some times of divine visitation and
breakthrough as well. Truly it has seemed that there has been "Extreme Warfare."
We need to continue to press on and cry out for "Divine Intervention" so that it
will continue to lead to "Extreme Victory!"
During this time, I have had several "experiences" that have led me deeper into
the Word and into my relationship with the Lord. Some of these have brought
personal deliverance of sorts, or have given me specific directions on various
levels, and all have come at very strategic times when I needed them the most.
Redeeming The Time
I was on a ministry trip, and staying overnight in a motel. When I woke up, I
checked the time on each of my two cell phones (I had one for North Carolina and
one for Florida because I was in the midst of moving from one state to the
other). The time on each read 7:17 a.m. Now, why I checked them both, I don't
know!
Anyhow, I went on about my business--got a cup of coffee, turned on Good Morning
America, walked my two, sat back down, and again checked the time. Each of the cell phones read 5:56 a.m. I said out loud, "That's
impossible," and looked again. It remained the same. So I asked the Lord,
"What's happening, Lord?"
"I'm redeeming the time, as I told you I would," He said.
He then reminded me that, at the end of last year, one second was added
to the atomic clocks around the world. (Those are the clocks that are
synchronized to keep us all on time.) I felt it was prophetic, and asked the
Lord about it. He said, "I'm giving my people a second
chance and restoring lost time."
I told Him, "One second isn't very long, Lord." To which He replied,
"Don't tell that to an Olympian! One tenth of a second can
mean the difference between getting or not getting a gold medal! Besides that,
I'm the one that, with Me, a day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years,
as a day. In one second, I can restore an entire lifetime of lost years--and I
plan to restore many in this year to come!"
Dispossessing The Enemy
The Lord then used the [original cell phone time on the clocks of] 7:17 to
direct me to Deuteronomy 7:17. It says,
"If you should say in your heart, 'These nations are greater than I; how can I
dispossess them?'"
He said, "When you hear of things like the Bird Flu,
nations becoming a threat, destructive storms, etc., do not say that they are
too strong! If you do that, how can I dispossess them?!" In the same way, if you
say that your stray child is 'too far gone,' how can I reach them? If you say
that your finances are 'impossible,' how can I take care of them? If you say
that any situation is too strong, how can I help you? Life and death are in the
power of your tongue! Be cautious of how you speak, for My Word says, 'As
your faith is, so be it unto you!'"
He then led me to Psalms 106:29-31: (29) ".....A plague
broke out among them. Then Phinehas stood up and intervened, And the plague was
stopped. And that was accounted to him for righteousness To all generations
forevermore."
He said, "It is time to stand up and intervene! Pray on
behalf of My People that these plagues [will] be stopped! Do not stand in
agreement with the newscasters that they will wipe out 1/3 of the people! Do not
say they are too hard for Me! Intervene, and speak death to the plagues, instead
of [to] the people!"
What is plaguing you and yours? "The Kingdom of heaven
suffers violence, and the violent take it by force!" (Matthew 11:12)
Wage war with the prophecies made concerning you and yours!
(I Timothy 1:18 & 19) Stand up and intervene
on behalf of yourselves and your families, so that [all of] the things that have
been "plaguing" you may be halted!
Faith
Mustard seeds have always meant a lot to me because of the story in the Bible
about them, but also because whenever someone gave me a mustard seed necklace
when I was a child, the seed would actually grow and form a little branch and
leaf inside that little ball on the necklace! Also, my given middle name on my
birth certificate is Faith.
One day when I was going through a lot of "stuff," I said to the Lord, "It is a
good thing Faith is my middle name, because I wouldn't have any Faith if not for
that!" He then reminded me that He has given to each of us a MEASURE of faith:
"For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone
who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think,
but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith." (Romans
12:3)
Then He led me into the "Weights and Measures" chart that was inside
my Bible to
find out just how much "A MEASURE" is. My chart said "six gallons." Then the
Lord spoke to me and said, "Remember what one tiny mustard
seed can do?":
Matthew 17:20 says, "So Jesus said to them,
'....Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say
to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will
be impossible for you.'"
Then He said: "Now remember I gave you A MEASURE--SIX GALLONS of faith--so think
of it as SIX One Gallon Milk Jugs Full Of Mustard Seeds! How many mountains can
you move with that?! Do you see how much faith I gave you?! PLUS, if you use
it all up, I'm the 'Author And Finisher Of Your Faith', so I can Make and Give
To You Some MORE!"
Remember: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen." (Hebrews 11:1) It is what God
uses of OURS to create HIS MIRACLES--Us believing in Him enough to pray, or TALK
TO HIM! Then He reminded me....Faith and Works go hand in hand...
(James 2:17-26)
And so it is, if we truly have faith--if we truly believe in Him--we will
believe Him--and our actions will show it. We will move towards what we are
supposedly believing Him for, and speak in faith instead of doubt! In fact, we
will actually "prepare for our miracle," and act like we DO actually BELIEVE
Him! All it takes is a "little" faith--the size of a mustard seed--and He's
already given to EACH of us, SIX Whole Gallons of that!
So, let's put feet on our faith and RUN THE RACE set before us, moving MANY
mountains!
1 Corinthians 9:24: "Do you not know that
those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way
that you may OBTAIN it."
Hebrews 12:1: "Therefore we also, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight
(worry, fear, distraction), and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us
run with endurance the race that is set before us."
Matthew 14:31: And immediately Jesus stretched out His
hand and caught him, and said to him, "O you of little faith, why did you
doubt?"
Matthew 9:22: Jesus turned around, and when He saw her He said, "Be of
good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well." And the woman was made well
from that hour.
Matthew 9:29: Then He touched their eyes, saying, "According to
your faith let it be to you!"
PRAYER
Dear Lord,
We ask You for Your intervention. We repent from our sins, including repenting
from acquiescing the authority You have given to us to have faith and be overcomers. Forgive us for saying that anything is stronger than
You, for
nothing is! Help us to keep our conversations pure and wise. We ask that You
lead us in the paths of righteousness for Your name's sake, and help us to
remember that winter has passed, spring is here, and it is time to blossom and
bloom where You have planted us! May we become YOUR beautiful garden!
In Jesus' name, Amen!
Joni Ames
A.C.T.S. Ministries
www.joniames.org
JoniAmes@aol.com
~~~~~~~~~~
Joni Ames' Upcoming Itinerary:
May 26 - 27, 2006
C.I. of the Rockies Ministry School
Contact: www.jimmiereedmin.org
July 29 - 30, 2006
Esther's Court Women's Ministry
Bethel Worship Center
446 Old Alabama Road, Cartersville, GA. 30120
Contact: Caren Apple (770) 356-4902 or
www.bethelworshipcenter.org
July 31, 2006
Bethel Worship Center
446 Old Alabama Road, Cartersville, GA. 30120
Contact: Caren Apple (770) 356-4902 or
www.bethelworshipcenter.org
|
"Beyond
The Lie"
NEWSLETTER
