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JUSTICE, RESTORATION AND RESTITUTION

Introduction

I am about to share with you what I believe to be one of the most vital and important revelations I have received from the Lord about prayer. The reason I say that it is about prayer, and not just about intercession, is that it includes not just praying for others, but praying for ourselves as well. Nonetheless, it is an awesome and powerful tool in intercession. This revelation has become a life message for me. If you were to ask me what one revelation I would like to share with a group of people, this would be it. The Holy Spirit has so infused this message into me that it burns in me like a holy flame.

Living the Revelation

I believe when the Holy Spirit teaches us and gives us revelation; it is not just so we can have the knowledge of something, it is so we can live in the life of it. This is how the word of Christ dwells in us richly. This revelation didn’t come as I sat quietly in my study. I lived it out as He showed it to me. Let me tell you the story…

….As we began our final approach to the Portland airport, the Lord began to speak to my heart. He said, “I have an assignment for you while you are in Oregon. I want you to get up early each morning and go to the places I show you. When you get there, I want you to ask me for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all that the enemy has stolen from you in that place.” The first morning there I was wide awake at 5:30 am. West coast time is three hours earlier than east coast, so I got up. I asked the Lord where He wanted me to go and He directed me to go to the place where my High School used to be. The building had been torn down and there was nothing but a soccer field now. It didn’t matter. I prayed anyway. I said, “Lord please, You are going to have to help me. I don’t exactly know what to do.” He said with a determined voice, “Just ask Me.” I asked, “Is it that simple.” He said, “It’s that simple!”

I could remember many hard times in high school when the enemy tormented me with fear, inferiority and temptation. But on the other hand, it was at that time I came to know Jesus. So I stood on that ground, early in the morning, and said for the first time, “Lord I ask for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all that the enemy took from me in this place.” As I prayed I could feel God’s power being released against the enemy. I could sense things breaking loose in the spirit realm. It was awesome. Thus began the early morning adventures of going from place to place in the land of my youth. I went to my grade school, my junior high, places that I had lived, wherever God would direct me to go.

One morning I went to a place where I spent a lot of time in my twenties and early thirties. It was six o’clock in the morning and I ask the Lord what He wanted to me to do. He told me to walk up to the front door. Being early in the morning, I thought it unlikely that anyone should be around. I stood before the closed door and asked for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all the enemy had stolen from me in that place. He told me to look into the spirit realm and see what was in the building. I know it sounds a bit “New Age,” but I believe they took the idea of seeing spiritual things from us. As I looked in the spirit, I was aware of two angels standing with me. Then I looked through the doors into the center of a large room. I saw there, what appeared to be a glass museum display case. Inside the case was a sword, a mantle and a pair of binoculars. I asked the Lord about what I was seeing and He said, “Those are yours. The enemy took them from you almost twenty years ago.” I said, “What do you want me to do.” He said, “Go get them.” In the spirit, these two angels and I went through the front door into the center of the room. Then one of these angels went over to this case and ripped the glass cover off. I reached down and took the sword, the mantle and the binoculars. As I did, I became aware of angry demonic forces around us and the Lord said. “You need to leave this building now.” Once back outside the door, the Lord said, “Get off the property now.” So within seconds I was back on the city street in front of the building. The difference is that now I have a sword, a mantle and binoculars that were returned to me.

I know this may sound a bit strange, but I am telling you the story just as it happened. I understand in telling stories, there is a tendency to embellish facts. I have endeavored not to do so. In this journey, my heart’s cry was just to be led by the Holy Spirit.

I would like to tell you one more story. I took a drive out of town to a little community called London, where I grew up. I stopped at a few places and prayed the prayer. It was a great place to grow up, but there was some harsh times of fear and rejection the Lord wanted to deal with. About the time I thought I was through, I heard the Lord encourage me to keep driving. I was about 25 to 30 miles out of town, driving along what is called “Big River” when I heard the Lord say, “Stop.” I got out at a place along the river where we used to go swimming when I was a young child. As I stood on the rocks next to the rapids I remembered the story that I was told about something that happened in my childhood. At this very place, when I was about two years old, I somehow fell into the water. I began to float downstream, facedown like as piece of wood, when my Dad looked over and saw me. He jumped in and pulled me out of the water and I took a deep breath and began to cry. I asked the Holy Spirit why He was reminding me of this and He said, “The enemy tried to kill you at this place and there has been a spirit of death attached to your life ever since.”

I thought of all the death I had experienced. My 14 year old brother, David, was killed on his motorcycle when I was sixteen. I didn’t think about it until later, that I was supposed to be on the back of that motorcycle, but I changed my mind about going with him at the last second for no apparent reason. My wife, Darla, and I went through having a still birth, four miscarriages and almost lost the two daughters we did have naturally during and immediately following their births. I saw it clearly; the spirit of death had been ripping me off all my life. So I asked the Holy Spirit, “What should I do?” And He said with an impassioned, determined voice, “Just ask me!” So through hot tears I asked for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all that the enemy had stolen from me in that place. I could feel shockwaves in the spirit. The spirit of death was defeated. And by the way, the name of that place by the river was called “Dead Man’s Hole.”…..

If you would like the rest of this message, it is available in booklet or cd, click the “resources” link to find out how to order.

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DEFEATING THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL

Scripture says that our warfare here on earth is not to be waged with our focus being on people, but that our focus must be on the Lord and how He wants to defeat demonic forces that are attacking mankind. What I am about to share with you is an encounter with just such an entity. As God has been emphasizing the release of his prophetic people into prophetic understanding, there has been an opposition that has come to distract, infiltrate and if possible, destroy leaders, churches, and ministries. The demonic force we are talking about is most commonly referred to as the Spirit of Jezebel. The main reference that gives us insight into the spirit is in Revelations 2:18 -22.

"And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, 'These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: "I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds.

What I am bringing forth in this booklet is not so much a teaching about the spirit of Jezebel, as it is the accounting of an experience I had in January and February of 2008. I might warn you that some of the things I share could be hard or difficult to come to grips with. What we are dealing with is the work of the enemy primarily in believer’s lives. The thing we need to be aware of is that, if the Lord reveals something to you about your own life in relationship to Jezebel, just renounce it, repent and give it to God. It might be easy to think of someone else to whom this may apply, but what I encourage you to do is just focus on your own heart before the Lord. We do not want to bring an accusation unjustly against another brother or sister. We really need to be careful in this area.

A SPECIFIC CALLING

You must understand that the story that I'm about to share with you is connected to my calling as an intercessor and warrior in the kingdom. It took me 12 years of learning the protocols of intercession and spiritual warfare to be at a place where the Lord could lead me into the realms of warfare. It's not that my calling is better than anyone else’s; it's just that there has to be understanding in order to deal with the enemy at this level. So I would like to admonish you to have a ”do not try this at home” approach, unless you are ready.

THE JOURNEY BEGINS

The story begins as I was beginning a 40 day fast on the January 2nd 2008…

If you would like the rest of this message, it is available in booklet or cd, click the “resources” link to find out how to order.




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		Excerpts from: JUSTICE, RESTORATION AND RESTITUTION Introduction I am about to share with you what I believe to be one of the most vital and important revelations I have received from the Lord about prayer. The reason I say that it is about prayer, and not just about intercession, is that it includes not just praying for others, but praying for ourselves as well. Nonetheless, it is an awesome and powerful tool in intercession. This revelation has become a life message for me. If you were to ask me what one revelation I would like to share with a group of people, this would be it. The Holy Spirit has so infused this message into me that it burns in me like a holy flame. Living the Revelation I believe when the Holy Spirit teaches us and gives us revelation; it is not just so we can have the knowledge of something, it is so we can live in the life of it. This is how the word of Christ dwells in us richly. This revelation didn’t come as I sat quietly in my study. I lived it out as He showed it to me. Let me tell you the story… ….As we began our final approach to the Portland airport, the Lord began to speak to my heart. He said, “I have an assignment for you while you are in Oregon. I want you to get up early each morning and go to the places I show you. When you get there, I want you to ask me for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all that the enemy has stolen from you in that place.” The first morning there I was wide awake at 5:30 am. West coast time is three hours earlier than east coast, so I got up. I asked the Lord where He wanted me to go and He directed me to go to the place where my High School used to be. The building had been torn down and there was nothing but a soccer field now. It didn’t matter. I prayed anyway. I said, “Lord please, You are going to have to help me. I don’t exactly know what to do.” He said with a determined voice, “Just ask Me.” I asked, “Is it that simple.” He said, “It’s that simple!” I could remember many hard times in high school when the enemy tormented me with fear, inferiority and temptation. But on the other hand, it was at that time I came to know Jesus. So I stood on that ground, early in the morning, and said for the first time, “Lord I ask for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all that the enemy took from me in this place.” As I prayed I could feel God’s power being released against the enemy. I could sense things breaking loose in the spirit realm. It was awesome. Thus began the early morning adventures of going from place to place in the land of my youth. I went to my grade school, my junior high, places that I had lived, wherever God would direct me to go. One morning I went to a place where I spent a lot of time in my twenties and early thirties. It was six o’clock in the morning and I ask the Lord what He wanted to me to do. He told me to walk up to the front door. Being early in the morning, I thought it unlikely that anyone should be around. I stood before the closed door and asked for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all the enemy had stolen from me in that place. He told me to look into the spirit realm and see what was in the building. I know it sounds a bit “New Age,” but I believe they took the idea of seeing spiritual things from us. As I looked in the spirit, I was aware of two angels standing with me. Then I looked through the doors into the center of a large room. I saw there, what appeared to be a glass museum display case. Inside the case was a sword, a mantle and a pair of binoculars. I asked the Lord about what I was seeing and He said, “Those are yours. The enemy took them from you almost twenty years ago.” I said, “What do you want me to do.” He said, “Go get them.” In the spirit, these two angels and I went through the front door into the center of the room. Then one of these angels went over to this case and ripped the glass cover off. I reached down and took the sword, the mantle and the binoculars. As I did, I became aware of angry demonic forces around us and the Lord said. “You need to leave this building now.” Once back outside the door, the Lord said, “Get off the property now.” So within seconds I was back on the city street in front of the building. The difference is that now I have a sword, a mantle and binoculars that were returned to me. I know this may sound a bit strange, but I am telling you the story just as it happened. I understand in telling stories, there is a tendency to embellish facts. I have endeavored not to do so. In this journey, my heart’s cry was just to be led by the Holy Spirit. I would like to tell you one more story. I took a drive out of town to a little community called London, where I grew up. I stopped at a few places and prayed the prayer. It was a great place to grow up, but there was some harsh times of fear and rejection the Lord wanted to deal with. About the time I thought I was through, I heard the Lord encourage me to keep driving. I was about 25 to 30 miles out of town, driving along what is called “Big River” when I heard the Lord say, “Stop.” I got out at a place along the river where we used to go swimming when I was a young child. As I stood on the rocks next to the rapids I remembered the story that I was told about something that happened in my childhood. At this very place, when I was about two years old, I somehow fell into the water. I began to float downstream, facedown like as piece of wood, when my Dad looked over and saw me. He jumped in and pulled me out of the water and I took a deep breath and began to cry. I asked the Holy Spirit why He was reminding me of this and He said, “The enemy tried to kill you at this place and there has been a spirit of death attached to your life ever since.” I thought of all the death I had experienced. My 14 year old brother, David, was killed on his motorcycle when I was sixteen. I didn’t think about it until later, that I was supposed to be on the back of that motorcycle, but I changed my mind about going with him at the last second for no apparent reason. My wife, Darla, and I went through having a still birth, four miscarriages and almost lost the two daughters we did have naturally during and immediately following their births. I saw it clearly; the spirit of death had been ripping me off all my life. So I asked the Holy Spirit, “What should I do?” And He said with an impassioned, determined voice, “Just ask me!” So through hot tears I asked for Justice, Restoration and Restitution for all that the enemy had stolen from me in that place. I could feel shockwaves in the spirit. The spirit of death was defeated. And by the way, the name of that place by the river was called “Dead Man’s Hole.”….. If you would like the rest of this message, it is available in booklet or cd, click the “resources” link to find out how to order. Excerpts from: DEFEATING THE SPIRIT OF JEZEBEL Scripture says that our warfare here on earth is not to be waged with our focus being on people, but that our focus must be on the Lord and how He wants to defeat demonic forces that are attacking mankind. What I am about to share with you is an encounter with just such an entity. As God has been emphasizing the release of his prophetic people into prophetic understanding, there has been an opposition that has come to distract, infiltrate and if possible, destroy leaders, churches, and ministries. The demonic force we are talking about is most commonly referred to as the Spirit of Jezebel. The main reference that gives us insight into the spirit is in Revelations 2:18 -22. "And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write, 'These things says the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of fire, and His feet like fine brass: "I know your works, love, service, faith, and your patience; and as for your works, the last are more than the first. Nevertheless I have a few things against you, because you allow that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess, to teach and seduce my servants to commit sexual immorality and eat things sacrificed to idols. And I gave her time to repent of her sexual immorality, and she did not repent. Indeed I will cast her into a sickbed, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of their deeds. What I am bringing forth in this booklet is not so much a teaching about the spirit of Jezebel, as it is the accounting of an experience I had in January and February of 2008. I might warn you that some of the things I share could be hard or difficult to come to grips with. What we are dealing with is the work of the enemy primarily in believer’s lives. The thing we need to be aware of is that, if the Lord reveals something to you about your own life in relationship to Jezebel, just renounce it, repent and give it to God. It might be easy to think of someone else to whom this may apply, but what I encourage you to do is just focus on your own heart before the Lord. We do not want to bring an accusation unjustly against another brother or sister. We really need to be careful in this area. A SPECIFIC CALLING You must understand that the story that I'm about to share with you is connected to my calling as an intercessor and warrior in the kingdom. It took me 12 years of learning the protocols of intercession and spiritual warfare to be at a place where the Lord could lead me into the realms of warfare. It's not that my calling is better than anyone else’s; it's just that there has to be understanding in order to deal with the enemy at this level. So I would like to admonish you to have a ”do not try this at home” approach, unless you are ready. THE JOURNEY BEGINS The story begins as I was beginning a 40 day fast on the January 2nd 2008… If you would like the rest of this message, it is available in booklet or cd, click the “resources” link to find out how to order.
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