Ring of fire

I am reminded of the night of prayer on the same evening as the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony (27 July) where God - quite astoundingly - showed in the spirit realm EXACTLY what was happening over the stadium at the time - the picture of a lasoo of fire encircling the place and then one by one rings of fire coming out of the sky.

I've contemplated this a lot the last few weeks - asking the Father what it meant and what the intention of His heart is - 12 months later. A couple of things have come to mind most based on Zechariah 2:5 (NKJ) says^,  “For I,’ says the LORD, ‘will be a wall of fire all around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.” and the plethora of words on prayer & unity we've had as a fellowship and nation.

• Single focus of prayer across the land in the lead up to the games is the lasoo - the ring of fire, ignited by prayer, is the ring of fire of protection, guidance, a drawing in etc etc
• The fire coming down is symbolic of the Holy Spirit (Glory of God)- the fact that in the vision the rings came down incrementally gives me the impression of a staged increase of Gods power amongst us. (This has been evidenced in the renewal within our fellowship since the new year and the Hand of God moving in answers to prayers and seeing shoots of healing)
• Added to this was the word from a visiting preacher (Micah) when he preached at FHCC and preached on Ezekiel (the valley of the dry bones) with a word for both FHCC and the UK, "when we start to see/hear the bones rattle - it is time to prophesy again"

Last Saturday evening - when before the Father with a completely unrelated issue to this He laid on my heart 1 Samuel 10(1-13) and as this links to another promise (word) for our fellowship about "new heart and new Spirit" I felt compelled to encourage those who have prophesied into/over FHCC to come together to pray and stand in agreement that the will of the God for us now manifest - that the spiritual things we have sown into now flourish and bring forth fruit. I also sense it is now time to up the pace & intensity of worship & prayer and change gears (Yvonne's word to FHCC in December last year)

I've attached the picture version of some of the key promises we've had as a fellowship and I would urge you, as Holy Spirit leads, to bring these to the mercy seat in your private times with God. For ease of reference below is a list of some of the words that link the dots of this email:

• Combustible prayer
• New heart
• Freedom to fly
• Gearbox

I am also reminded and conscious that we have the angelic host with us to ensure that the will of God is accomplished. My prayer is that scales will drop off our eyes - hearts will be renewed and that we all experience the breath of God in this coming season.

Stand and withstand

This is the year of the "song of the redeemed" with very clear indicators that angels will be present where believers in Christ meet and gather.  They will be there to ensure that the will of God happens and to witness as we worship and give praise through our songs (testimony) of salvation.

They will be there to witness the ushering in of the lost.

Whilst there is a concerted focus on evangelism and reaching the unsaved there is also a deep need to ensure that believers in Christ, within fellowships & churches, are watered and fed to strengthen their faith to be able to stand and withstand the upheaval of the world in this coming season. Referring to the tongue and vision below, whilst the storms of life are raging (I also sense we will see physical manifestations of fire, wind and water) our ears must be attuned to the gentle whisper of the Father.

There is also a need for us to gather in those who are no longer in fellowship and work towards strengthening the walls of our faith. Like in the book of Ezra, God changed the heart of the nation whilst they built the walls. This ties in totally with the overarching promise from Ezekiel about the "new heart & Spirit within”

Tongue & vision: physical elements of fire, wind & rain with "Hear the word of the Lord" and then gentle elements of stream and then whispering wind with "Hear the word of the Lord".  The vision was horrible (really shook me) - but lying ahead is a period of deep pain & suffering for the world around us. Life as we know it will be turned upside-down.

The Lord in His mercy has shown that as we believe and in service to the world (our local communities, neighbours etc) the flow of His provision will be without end – the only restriction will be the restriction we place on ourselves, our resources and our thinking.

We must be ready to stand, withstand and rescue.

Other related posts

• On solid rock we stand
• Time to wake up
• The church must leave the building

Joy (compiled from a number of people's input)

At HIS feet (an Easter meditation)

Love, live and shine

Recently our Father has been saying and demonstrating "And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart." (Ezekiel 26 v 36 New Living Translation)

This note is about the treasure WITHIN our fellowship. A beautiful nugget of gold in a young women in our fellowship. Be encouraged in your walk of faith with Jesus. With her permission and in her own words, below is the testimony that was shared last Sunday. 

"I have had for the past 2 or 3 weeks a big movement in my life from God, in which he seems determined to rid me of some things/ topics that have caused pain and hurt in me for many years, things that until recently (until speaking with Alison and Monica) I didn't realise were hindering my happiness and growth as a Christian and as a person.