July 2024
Dear Saints,
The divine timetable of the Lord necessitates our face-to-face commune with God and a pursuit of accurate direction from the Spirit for changes concerning the task that is before us. In humble surrender to the Lord of hosts, He expands our capacity to function in His ways before His throne. [Pastor]
Positioned in proskuneo with ears to hear, the Saints are poised for our identity and function to be known and fulfilled, as creation waits for the manifestation of the sons of God. Inclined to hear and obey the Spirit of Truth and the voice of our Father, may our discernment be heightened to know the lies and strategies of our enemy. [Teacher]
As joint heirs with Christ, we push ourselves to become like Him, embracing His power as mighty intercessors and victorious warriors who turn the battle to the gate. Intent on fulfilling our mission, we break through into fields of righteousness, as light into the darkness, that we may gather the hidden treasures for the expansion of His Kingdom. [Evangelist]
Our treasure is in heaven, and our confidence and trust are in the Lord; through the mercy of the Most High, we shall not be moved. In the face of impending challenges or threats, we continue in the focus of the Father’s mission. [Apostle]
Assured of the Father’s provision and leading, may we find the Father’s creative purpose for our every breath. [Prophet]
The Interpretation Group
The Saints Network—The Father’s Church, Dallas, Texas
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First Saturday Prayer Insights Report
July 2024
The process of this first Saturday prayer in July was more intense than normal for a fast of feasting month.
The Spirit walked me through many challenging moments from the past, but highlighted how God had turned each of them into triumph. This process was somewhat cathartic, but also one of being liberated into the new.
I was then taken spiritually into a large room with a very long table which was first revealed to us twenty years ago prior to our missions journey to Uganda. I felt the Spirit encourage me that the time for filling the table with sons has come. Then, spiritual warfare was engaged with various spirits that had maligned us throughout the years.
Finally, I was directed to a connecting place between the TTT and the nations. Many pronouncements were made and I realized that things were going to markedly change according to what the divine timetable is affording.
Throughout, I was asking God for a mercy seat type of commune with Him. Something akin to face to face direction from the Spirit, as our Network task demands such commune and accurate direction from God.
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During intercession, the Spirit reminded me of Joshua, at the onset of Jericho, when seeking strategy for Jericho, the Word says he lifted up his eyes and there stood before him the captain of the host of the Lord, Joshua’s response was to fall on his face in worship, saying “what sayeth my Lord unto his servant? And the captain of the Lord’s host said unto Joshua, Loose thy shoe from off thy foot, for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did so.”
Our primary positioning in this hour is proskuneo, with ears to hear! This is our power base.
It is coming the time when the identity and function of the Saints will be known and fulfilled according to God’s divine will and timing. It will require of us holy reverence, complete surrender and the fear of the Lord.
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In prayer this morning I received a vision of a large group of people walking to the right, dressed in white robes which I feel represents their Saintly calling. The were all carrying jewels, each of them a different color. The colors of the jewels represent the Seven Spirits of God. I could tell they were intent on fulfilling a mission. As they walked more people would join them, which represents the expansion of God’s kingdom.
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I was reminded to pursue first things, and I was drawn into the depths of the Father’s heart where His agape lays the plumb line from which all other things flow. I feel like this marks the beginning of another major push forward and breakthrough into the fields of righteousness.
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Our strategy for this moment in time is to look at our tribulations with spiritual eyes and remember that eternity is to be forever with God as His sons. These present and pressing circumstances that are bearing down upon us are light or easy and will decrease because they have been given to God. We as joint heirs will push ourselves to become whatever God is showing us at this juncture through this persecution. We will embrace His power as mighty intercessors and victorious warriors turning the battle at the gate. It is by His holy will that we arise to greater heights and revelation of His mysteries according to His glorious towb purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 17 For our light (elaphros – to push or decrease) affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; 18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.
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If humility is the way forward, and it IS, then CONFIDENCE is what brings others along the way with us. Proverbs 3:26, 14:26. Confidence in His plan, His purpose, His revelations to us. Our confidence in Him, is the light that attracts others.
Joshua 5:13-15 We are not for the left, we are not for the right… we are for THE LORD of Hosts!
Luke 1:68-80 for John the Baptist… for The Saints!
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I saw a great multitude of angels that were with us. Then I saw the enemy attempt to get us to listen to a falsehood from an old way of functioning.
1 Kings 13:18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.
Then I was reminded of this scripture in 1 Kings and the importance of testing the spirits through discernment.
Then the Lord spoke to us and said, those who listen and obey Him will have a heightened discernment to know the lies of the enemy and his strategies against us.
1 John 4:1-6 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them. We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
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Being brought up into the Temple of the Lord and entering into the Holy place, dressed in a white garment, presenting myself as a living sacrifice, I was told of the former and latter rain. The scripture that was associated with this is Joel 2:23. With this, although v. 23 was the highlight of what I received, there was insight beginning with v. 18 and culminating with v. 32. As much as we have entered into His Grace, we are being given a greater capacity to function in the outpouring of His seven Spirits before His throne.
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Hebrews 2:13-14 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me. Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
Jesus came to free us from death and the fear of death; this is our place of freedom, power and joy. May we find the Father’s creative purpose for our every breath knowing this.
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As I was praying, I saw sharks swimming after me. However, I was not afraid and hadn’t even changed my swimming strokes from my usual casual swimming….yet still maintained my distance and safety from the predators. Father has sown such a confidence within us of HIS provision and leading, that our response in the face of impending challenge/threat will be to continue in the focus of His mission.
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Psalm 21:7-13 7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 8 Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 9 Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 10 Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. 12 Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them. 13 Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
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In vision I found myself walking. I came to a place where the ground was disrupted. It looked like an anthill, really, small bits of glittering white stone in a circle and piled higher at the center and I stepped into the center of the pile because it was a bit higher than the surrounding ground I thought I’d be able to see from there. When I stepped up onto it, I was pulled down into it and it became like a whirlwind underground. A portal. I found myself pulled into a place deep in the earth, very hidden. I wondered what this place was. A cavern opened before me. To one side I saw glittering gems. Treasures hidden in darkness? I could hear sounds of suffering in the distance. I thought “captivity” and I then thought of Ephesians 4:8…that He led captivity captive. I could hear murmuring. I tried to understand what I was hearing, that I might understand the vision, but I could not decipher. Suddenly, as if there was a great inhale and exhale, I was blown forth and found myself sprawled upon the ground under a massive oak tree. I heard Jeremiah 6. “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths. Ask where the good way is and walk in it.” I felt impressed upon that these are days of revelation. If we are faithful to stand and look and ask, we can walk in His ways, His plan, and He will give us strategy for the times. We must be faithful in prayer so that we can gather the treasures hidden in darkness, obscured until the ordained moment of timing.
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SWITZERLAND
On this cloudy wet day, intercession is calm and peaceful in His presence.
Romains.8.19.
For the earnest expectations of the creature waits for the manifestations of the sons of God.
For the creation was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who has subjected in hope
Because the creation itself also shall be delivered from bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of children of God the Father.
I Declare this deliverance and glorious liberty in all our histemies as this is our heritage. Amen
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BENIN
July 2024 – Report
What I received about ringworm led me to read the passage that speaks of “Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”
Matthew 6:19-21 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
I prayed for spiritual insight.
Luke 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
There was this insistence on being rich for God.
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FRANCE
July 2024 – Summary
Called to glean the Lord’s strategies in this month of fast of feasting, the Lord makes Himself close to His saints throughout this process where He grants them the grace to meet Him in active, deep communion and listening, to surrender to His will in order to embrace His towb and advance in His ways. (Pastor)
Aware of our responsibility to extend the kingdom, we abandon ourselves to His will and our eyes remain fixed on the divine mission. Established in a well-ordered structure to operate together, each in his own place, we advance with patience and perseverance against the tide of the world while keeping watch over our progress, and heaven makes its voice heard, the voice of agreement between what happens in heaven and what is accomplished on earth (Apostle).
Invited to perceive according to the Spirit, we refuse discouragement and anything that might hinder our partnership. In His goodness, the Lord strengthens this deep place of intercession in us. He sets us ablaze with His fire, breathing in a new measure of faith to combat unbelief. In this crucial season of commitment to His ways, He rekindles our awareness of our identity as saints. (Prophet)
If ever there was a time to dig deep, evaluate, seek to understand, go beyond our limits, it’s now! For we must not lose hope in the face of the enemy’s strategies, for out of the chaos, God will manifest His mighty works as we remain faithful in intercession, constantly seeking Him and His ways to see His will accomplished and triumph! (Teacher)
Clothed in His love, His fire and passion ignite us to function as the Lord’s army in a new dimension of His agape, bearing His banner in the places where He has placed us, to reflect who He is in us in the ardent expectation where we are to see the Sun of righteousness arise! (Evangelist)
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July 2024 – Report
Vision of several ships going up the river against the current; in each crew, everyone was at his post, watching the banks. Then, like a voice coming from the temple, echoing what was happening on the river.
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I felt God calling me not to let ourselves be discouraged because of a horizontal vision… I saw the saints on the wall of France, I felt strength in my bowels, fire burning the palms of my hands… I felt a new measure of faith to fight unbelief, the power that comes from God where we feel weak… The wind of God blew to rekindle in us a new awareness of our identity as saints in Him…
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In the challenging circumstances that I find myself in at the moment, the Saturday prayer directive was so appropriate.
Each day with very new and very different things before me, My prayer and cry to God is “Lord not my will but Your will be done.”
“Lord help me choose the towb in the midst of whatever is going on, and the flesh desires the easy way .”
To submit to the Spirit to choose the righteous way, the way of the Lord , to decide and step forward and then the strength comes, the Grace is given.
Often I am astonished at how I have come through, because I am so aware of my weakness, my emotional ups and downs, so I know it is not by might or by power but by the Spirit of the Lord. Thank you Lord.
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As I was about to start praying, I had a vision of the Lord entering my home and coming to sit beside me. I had this assurance that He is with us and that He is closer than we think, especially during this seventh month.
This seventh when we are asked to fast in rejoicing, to choose towb and commit to following His ways. He is with us in this process. Emmanuel is his Name (God is with us or with us is God) – Isaiah 7:14
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As soon as I began to pray, I saw the word ” agape ” written on it, which became the focus of my meditation. Then I was invaded by waves of His love, as if the Lord was expanding my capacity to love, to let myself be clothed. It was so strong, so penetrating. I felt it as a call, as saints and armies of the Lord, to let ourselves be set ablaze by His passion, by His fire, to function in a new dimension of His agape, to offer ourselves in such a way as to carry the banner of His love by reflecting who He is in us
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I started praying for the network in general, then the Father reminded me of what He had shown me during the time of prayer for the nations when I was at the March seminar in Dallas. Specifically, that even if He gives the enemy the right for a set period to try to take France, that it will be just her outer garments that will be soiled and that there will be individuals who are the pure heart of France who will remain devoted to Him, ready to burst forth to retake what is rightfully His, when the enemy’s allotted time has ended.
Then I knew He wanted me to pray specifically for France.
I kept praying and without realizing it, I sort of fell asleep. Then I heard three words:
Slave
Imprisoned
Seventy
I didn’t immediately understand the meaning of these words so I prayed for three days for the Father to give me the interpretation. Then, on Wednesday morning, He showed me what He wanted me to understand with these three words :
Slave – there will be those working to serve the enemy and his desire to pull France and her people into hell, both temporal and eternal.
Imprisoned – it will seem like France is imprisoned within the enemy’s power and that hope is lost.
Seventy – the pure heart, those that remain faithful in intercession, seeking and doing the Father’s will, entirely devoted to His ways.
He also reminded me of Daniel 1, which He had shown me recently – when Jerusalem is attacked and Daniel and his friends are carried off to Babylon. It seemed like a disaster and the end of all hope, but – in fact – from that situation and Daniel’s faithfulness in seeking God and doing His will came a great prophet, in God’s timing. So great, that even now we read the revelations God gave to him. We cannot forget that what looks like a disaster in the present moment can bring forth mighty and powerful works of the Father when we pursue Him and His ways with our whole being.
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Before me, I saw the dawn of one of the first days! All was calm, then I heard a frightful scream come from the center of the earth! It caused a big black hole trying to swallow up creation!
But coming from the northeast, a light that man can’t look in the face rose up! I saw the sun of justice! Strong and powerful! In an instant, peace and calm returned!
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. 21 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3: 20-21
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During the prayer I received the passage where one of the sons of the prophets dropped an iron into the water, and Elisha brought it up by throwing a piece of wood into the water. This is the passage from
2 Kings 6:1-7 1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye. 3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go. 4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan, they cut down wood. 5 But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he shewed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim. 7 Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Interpretation:
The sons of the prophets decided “on their own” to build themselves a dwelling, obviously without even consulting God!
– Iron represents the effort of our work, of our human endeavors, of our own will, and more generally of our lives.
– Water, here, symbolizes an element bringing loss and destruction, as in Noah’s time.
The iron falling into the water symbolizes the uselessness, futility and inexorable end of all human works that are not built on a revelation or directive from God.
The fact that this tool did not belong to this son of prophets, but that he had borrowed it from someone, tells us that our mistakes and failures impact not only us, but others around us.
– The wood thrown into the water speaks of the redemptive work of the cross, which when “planted” at the heart of our sinful nature and iniquities, has the capacity to redeem all, restore all, and (re)give us all that we had lost. To take hold of: “New Life ( the Iron comes out of the water -> symbol of baptism), receive God’s Spirit “within us”, have communion and communication with God…. “.
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Release from the Father’s Heart in the Breath: Love and Truth, Holiness and Fear of the Eternal to equip Christ’s soldiers again and again. A continuous work of pruning in our lives and on the Nations we tread upon and receive as Inheritance. Eternity is even more intense! Through the tremors, the contrary winds, we remember that eagles use them to soar, and that nothing can reach them in the shadow of His Wings! Let’s always remain deeply in Him, listening to Him as we walk on the Water in His wake!
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I saw a green stripe: healing, provision
I saw a red stripe: Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, Holy Fire and Judgment.
I saw a purple stripe: Royalty and Sonship. I could make out silhouettes walking on it.
I heard: I call on My people to be completely saved: healed, delivered spirit, body and soul.
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