Let Your Flag Fly High

Let Your Flag Fly High

Consider the nations of this world says the Lord, and the pride that they place in the flag of their country. They are not ashamed to declare who they are, and what they stand for. Many are even ready to give their lives for the sake of that flag.

But you are a citizen of a better country. You carry a flag that is far greater than any other in this world. And when you show that flag, you display to the world that you are under allegiance to the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.

So why boast in the natural, my child, when I have given you far more to boast about in Me? Why rely on the natural powers of this world, when you have at your disposal the greatest power in the universe?

Be bold in Me and let your flag fly high for all the world to see. For when you do this you declare to the world that you belong to Me. And when you step out in faith to make me the master of your destiny, you release all the power of heaven to act on your behalf.

So stand up tall now and speak out boldly in My Name. Declare who you are in Me, and watch the forces of the heavenly realm break forth to act on your behalf. Watch as My power goes forth to work in your situation, to bring change and cause to come into being the things that you have desired and believed for.

And when others look at you, and they see My flag flying from the mast of your ship, they will take note that you are blessed by Me, and favored by Me. And they too will seek to know Me, for they will see My power manifest in your life.

VISION - The GREAT SEPARATION

VISION - The GREAT SEPARATION - Sept 24, 2009
-by Dianna de Valle.

As I was in a quiet prayer time this morning The Lord began to
show me a vision of a great pot that was being stirred. This large
and very full pot was made of clear glass so that it was quite easy
to see the contents inside. As the pot was being stirred the
contents were churning and swirling wildly around and there was
no definition or distinction whatsoever between any of the ingredients.
Then, the stirring began to slow down and continued to slow until
finally it stopped. As soon as it stopped, there began to be a
faint line appear in the middle of the pot which quickly grew wider
and wider and clearer and clearer. After every particle in the pot
had ceased to move, there remained three pronounced sections.Â
A top section and a bottom section with a very distinct middle
section that was so crystal clear it looked like pure glass. There
was absolutely not one single particle to be seen in that middle
section. The ingredients of the pot had all very definitely either
settled to the bottom or risen to the top.

As I began to ask the Lord about the meaning of this vision He told
me the following:

Right now in all of creation, there is a great stirring going on. It is
a stirring that will eventually affect every single ingredient in the
pot and leave no ingredient untouched or unturned. Every particle
WILL be stirred. This includes the government, the media,
pop-culture and celebrity, the education system, the financial
institutions and economy, the church and religion, and every single
person's individual life. Every single particle must be stirred
because once the stirring is over then a great separation will begin
to occur. At that moment each and every person will make a
decision on where they stand in My Kingdom. That decision will
determine whether they rise to the top where I am, or sink down to
the depths of eternal pain, loss, and frustration. There has never
been a separation this pronounced, and it will be such a defined
separation that there will not be ANY question about it. For too
long there has been no line and no separation and people have
been able to be right in the middle and walk with one foot in both
sides without having to really declare and determine where they
stand. The stirring has begun so that there will no longer be a
middle section. Everything is being forced to churn. Those who
were on the bottom, those who were in the middle, and those who
were at the top are being forced to churn so that in the end there
will be only be two sides and each will choose whom they will serve
and where they will stand for eternity.

As I have processed and meditated on this I have the following
thoughts to share:

There are both good and bad sides to this of which we always
knew were coming, but our complacency in the body of Christ has
kept us from fully grasping the scope of it all. The good news is
that some who are steadfastly stuck in the darkness are going to
be broken free in the churning and they will have a new opportunity
to see the light and the truth and be made free! Those whom we
have so earnestly prayed for who seemed hopelessly lost are now
being churned!!! The bad news is that those who were in the middle
and wanted to walk dangerously close to the line so as not to
have to choose, are now being forcibly churned this way and that
and will be faced with a decision.

So where does that leave us as the Body of Christ? Well, if we
had a foundation built upon rock and not sand, and roots that were
deeply and firmly planted, and a mind set upon the Spirit and not
the flesh, then we don't have to worry!!! Yes, we may experience
the effects of some churning and shaking, but that is good for us
sometimes, lest we get lazy and complacent and forget our Great
Commission. But our firm roots and foundation will keep us
securely fastened and able to withstand the wind and the
waves. Once the hurricane is over, we will go outside and clean
up the debris and press on!!!

The crucial thing that we must be aware of and focus on is that
this stirring is a HUGE opportunity for us to affect eternity and
build The Kingdom of God by saving souls. It is not enough for us
to just make it to the top! As the pot is being stirred and we are
swirling around we have an opportunity to reach out and grab those
that we see flying by. That is the people that God puts in our path
every day. Our purpose in being on this Earth can be boiled down to
two things: The Great Commission of Mark 16:15 and the Great
Commandment of Matthew 22:37-39. We must ask ourselves if
the MAJORITY of our time and energy REALLY is (not just in
theory - not just intending to be) being devoted to these two things.
If not, then we are burying our talents (Luke 19)!!! We have each
been given talents by God that SHOULD BE BEING USED for His
purposes. Too often, we either bury them, or use them for our own
gain. This has to stop. We must be found actively using our talents
for building of The Kingdom through fulfilling the Great Commission
and The Great Commandment. Otherwise, we will not be found by
Him doing that which we are called to and will therefore not hear
"Well done, my good and faithful servant". We all have different
gifts, callings and talents and we must prayerfully seek how
God has intended those to be used in our individual lives AND
THEN ACT UPON IT. We also must spend (waste) less time
looking at everyone else's gifts and talents and wishing we had them
AND/OR spend less time thinking we know how everyone else
should be using their talents while ours are conveniently buried! Let
us be found bringing as many people as we can to the top with us,
for that is what LOVE would do! God is Love and if we claim to be
in Him with His Spirit then we also will be Love.

Philippians 3: The whole chapter

~Dianna de Valle.

Divine Intention

Divine Intention
Alice Smith

One day, years ago, I was in the mall with my children when I saw a young teenage couple sitting on a bench making out. They were completely oblivious to the shoppers walking around them. People were so distracted by the couple’s unusual behavior that they lost sight of what they were doing. All the while, I was trying to distract my young children, who were gawking at this inappropriate passionate behavior.

Lovers do not express their intimacy in public, they relate to one another in private. The same is true of our love relationship with the Lord Jesus. He has not chosen to relate to as as His business partner or His servant; He has taken us, for better or for worse, as His Bride. Jesus desires to commune intimately with us because He loves us and longs for fellowship with us. Don’t answer the call of your bridegroom from a sense of duty.

Remarkably, His heart is filled with secrets that He wants to reveal to us. “The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them” (Ps. 24:14). What we receive in prayer, in our secret place with Jesus, the lover of our souls, we will live out in the everyday world. The love we feel in private will in appropriate ways be manifest in the open.

This close relationship the Lord longs to have with you is not based on your worthiness. So resist the impulse to wait until you feel worthy to come to Him, because you never will be worthy of His wondrous love! It is not a matter of the mind but of the heart. For it is in your heart that God has placed His Spirit to bridge the chasm your sin created between you and your heavenly Groom.

Jesus, in wooing you, is destroying all your other lovers—self being the biggest of them all. He is jealous for your total affection. A kiss is a very intimate transaction. Jesus wants to impart His love to you as He kisses you with favor, love and grace. Once you find yourself successfully snuggled in the arms of your heavenly Bridegroom, you will be lifted out of self and centered in His purposes. Your heart will beat in sync with His. Your thoughts will be His thoughts and your desires will reflect His. You will have less concern for His meeting your needs and more concern for your meeting His needs.

Does God have needs? In one sense He does. Our self-limiting God has arranged the universe in such a way that He has chosen to be “codependent” on us. Jesus is looking for worshipers and intercessors. He has chosen to “need” us. And because He has, He will also equip us to fulfill His expectations with regard to this relationship. Amazing!

It is often said that the longer a married couple lives together, the more they look alike. The Father’s plan is for us to grow into the likeness of Christ (see Rom. 8:29). In order for us to be conformed into His image we must once and for all determine that we will not be conformed to the world (see Rom. 12:2). Your time spent in the prayer closet with Jesus will cause you to favor His likeness and people will begin to see His glory reflected in you.

A vital relationship with your heavenly Groom is a partnership with a purpose. He desires to fill the earth with the knowledge of His glory (see Hab. 2:14). He does this by filling the earth with sons and daughters born of His Spirit. As His bridal partner, we are critical to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. He wants us, His bride, to be pregnant with His burden for the 3.5 billion people who have never heard Calvary’s love story.

Won’t you seek your Bridegroom today in the bedchamber (your prayer closet) so that Jesus’ burden for the rest of the world can be deposited in your heart? He is waiting for you now.