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To God's People positioned all around the nations:

MALACHI: SPIRITUAL PARALLEL

The Holy Spirit has directed my attention to the book of Malachi and as I pondered upon the words spoken by the Lord to the prophet. I began to perceive events with parallel significance taking place in our midst this season.

HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US ALONE

As I share these impressions, I pray for a release of God's wisdom to abound in each one. May our hearts be filled with awe and amazement at the greatness of our God who never leaves His people alone but as He has promised, He does not do anything without revealing these to us, His people.

A LOOK BACK FROM HISTORY: [ MALACHI 3:13-17; 4:5 - 6]

"You have said harsh things against me," says the Lord.

"Yet you ask, 'What have we said against you?'

"You have said, ' It is futile to serve God. What did we gain by carrying out his requirements and going about like a mourners before the Lord Almighty? But now we call the arrogant blessed. Certainly the evildoers prosper, and even those who challenge God escape.'"

Malachi continues . . .

THE LORD HEARD THEIR CONVERSATIONS

"Then those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in his presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored his name."

"They will be mine," says the Lord Almighty, "in the day when I make up my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as in compassion a man spares his son who serves him. And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not."

"See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

TODAY'S SPIRITUAL LANDSCAPES

The Lord began to direct my attention to a particular phenomenon taking place in our midst. We seem to be ascending a peak or reaching a crescendo as if we were watching a play or listening to an orchestra playing.

In every area that affects and influences our lives, be it in sports, science, technology, medical research, business , education, recreation and even ministry-- There seems to be a race to break the limit of human endurance and a determination to be set some new record.

A NEW TOWER OF BABEL?

These forces that drive and motivate us to move in this direction are not wrong by themselves, but if we are not discerning, we may end up building many modern day versions of the "towel of Babel"

Even in the realm of the supernatural and paranormal, things that many believers perceive as demonic have invaded our homes in greater intensity and with greater force. Through the various avenues that it offers, all of us from the youngest to the oldest, believer and non-believer alike-- are perpetually bombarded with endless sounds and images through media and print, through sound & music, even through our children's toys, books and games.

THE ENEMY'S ILLUSION

If today it may appear like the enemy holds the upper hand-- THIS WILL NOT LAST LONG! THIS IS AN ILLUSION THAT THE ENEMY WANTS US TO SEE AND BELIEVE. But our God is breaking that bubble and the day is coming when that position will be taken over by the children of God. (Malachi 4:3)

TOWARDS A SHOWDOWN WITH GOD

We understand as we read the word of God and see how God dealt with this matter in past generations, that He will not tolerate all these things, allowing them to go unabated, but there will come a day of judgment and reckoning. (Malachi 4:1)

THE SEALING OF GOD'S PEOPLE

As promised to the prophet Malachi, there is now a sealing that is taking place in the heavenlies. God is sealing His own and will be sparing them as He did the children of Israel during Moses' time. Once more the world will see how the Lord will deal with those who serve Him and those who do not. (Malachi 3:17-18)

NOT JUST SEALED BUT CHOSEN TO SHINE

The day will come when God's miracles and favors being exhibited in the lives of His people will be the center of every conversation and the subject on every person's lips.

HEIGHTENED BATTLES

As that day draws nearer, the power that is being unleashed against the church has become stronger. What is coming against us today is no longer being carried out solely by foot soldiers or by those from lower ranks but we are fighting principalities holding territorial titles,--- majors and generals in the heavenly realms.

Our God does not want us to be ignorant of the enemy's schemes. Like Daniel, our Heavenly Father wants us to be assured that from the first day that we set our minds to gain understanding and we humbled ourselves before Him, He heard us and has sent His angels to come to our aid bin response to our prayers. (Daniel 10:12)

TAKING PLACE IN OUR MIDST

Two areas were brought to my attention so I felt very strongly that these were the areas that are coming under heavy attack this season.

I heard in my spirit these words. . . "A spirit of offense has been unleashed against my people."

DISTRUSTING GOD

The enemy will bring many matters to our attention and he will used people's actions, words, and situations to bring offenses to our heart. His goal is to build up resentment in our hearts, to make us question God's faithfulness and take lightly and ignore the value and meaning of our service and sacrifice to God. (Malachi 3:14-15)

This is what we must be guarding against carefully. It is not a sin to have these feelings, but we must be careful how we respond to them. We must not suppress them , or ignore them hoping they will just go away or pretend that they don't exists. Instead we must quickly confess them and allow the Lord to wash away the stings that it has inflicted to our hearts.

PRODIGAL SON-- ELDER BROTHER SYNDROME

We must be careful that we don't develop the "heart attitude" of the prodigal son's elder brother. Outwardly he was serving his father, but inwardly he was full of resentment.

God is challenging us to clothes ourselves with the anointing and mantle of Elijah-- which is a ministry of reconciliation. (Malachi 4:5-6)

People who walk under that anointing will seek to become ministers of reconciliation. This does not mean that we do nothing in the face of injustice or wrong doing directed against us. But the heart of everything we do should be directed toward releasing blessings on the offenders, forgiving them from our heart without being resentful when we see them prospering before us-- even when we feel they don't deserve it.

THE EXAMPLE OF DAVID AND ABRAHAM

The Lord is molding into our lives the virtues which David exhibited towards Saul and the generosity which Abraham extended to Lot.

Beyond molding us, our obedience serves another purpose in spiritual warfare. We are weakening the power of the enemy, and reclaiming the territories that he illegally usurped-- and we are plundering his treasures .

SPIRITUAL ACTIVITIES

There will also be a greater flow in our ability to hear God speak to us.

Parallel to this however, some of us will also experience physical backlash . This will come to us in various forms of ailments, such as headaches, throbbing in the heads, sudden weakness and tiredness of body, drowsiness at very unusual hours, depressive thoughts, mood swings, and many other physical symptoms.

BUT BE WISE

We have to be discerning and wise, not ignoring these symptoms and not hesitating in seeking medical attention to help alleviate the symptoms. Taking these actions are not signs of lack of faith or weakness of character-- but rather they are an exercise of wisdom and prudence.

When nothing medically will seem to help us and when you feel in your hearts God speaking and assuring you about the spiritual roots of these.

SO . . . stand strong and press in to the battle, fully assured that you have the covering of God.

He will carry you in His wings and covered you under His pinions. He will cause your feet to be like the feet of a deer enabling you to go on the heights. (Malachi 4:2)

OUR GOD IS FAITHFUL AND HE IS WITH US.

Blessings,

Sis. Ching Co Cebu City Philippines