[revival-fire] Rest In The Middle Of The Battle

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As we enter into another holiday season we will hopefully find ourselves spending more time with our families enjoying the ones that we love the most. Hopefully this time of year will provide a respite from the fast paced year full of economic uncertainty and whirlwind election season. It is sure to be a restful season, that is, if we purposefully decide that no matter what is going on around us, we will enjoy the time that we have during this most wonderful part of our year. If we so choose, it is in our power to enter into a great time of rest.

 

What a contrast to the last couple month as we have united with the Body of Christ for a season of extreme prayer, fasting, and pushing on the heart of Heaven for the fate of our nation . It has truly been a season of warfare. There have been some amazing "suddenlies" as well as some challenges that have surfaced due to our corporate desire to press, in the areas of consecration, and intercession. Its has been a rich season where the Kingdom of Heaven has greatly advanced. However, we must not grow complacent now in this time of rest that we  are entering. We must learn what it means to truly rest in times of battle. It is true that the schemes of the enemy and the assault that he has planned for you and yours will not stop simply because you are no longer part of a corporate prayer movement. He will still be roaming and roaring and his desire is to steal every bit of your rest. He will probably use the usual avenues such as low resources and the extra stress, that the holiday rush tends to supply. However, It will be up to you to carry a spirit of peace during this season. 

 

It will be up to you to choose to look into the eyes of your Father on a constant basis during this time to receive the spirits He is handing out which are power, love and a sound mind. He has prepared a table before you in the presence of your enemies. He has provided you with everything you need for every season of your soul. If you can see the enemy, I would encourage you that the table of the Lord is closer. 

 

We speak a great deal of the "third heaven", "living in third heaven", "warring from third heaven". What does it mean? I believe that this references the ascension of the hill of the Lord. The only way to ascend the hill of the Lord is to have clean hands and a pure heart before Him. This does not mean that we strive to scrub the dirt off of our hands. We need to come to rest with the fact that the only way to be cleansed, refreshed and renewed is by simply being in His presence. We have no capacity in our fleshly framework to achieve the kind of holiness that could bridge the gap between our hearts and the Father. That work had to be done by Jesus. Now, it is our job to accept the sacrifice He made, and begin to access the benefits of that sacrifice, the most valuable benefit, being the ability to gaze into his eyes without shame. As we gaze into His eyes we see the reflection of what He sees, which shows us glimpses of how He sees. This access to the mind of Christ is what affords us the ability to change into a new form of glory. This change is a sort of cleansing. We are moving slowly into a greater likeness of Christ (our hands and heart are being cleansed, and purified). His glory, or His presence will be the substance that provides the by-product of peace. Peace is a one of the national recourses of Heaven, along with righteousness and joy. So, the key to finding rest, this holiday season to is to make sure that we do not neglect  or time in the only restful place we know, the arms of our maker. As we live this Kingdom reality in our streets, schools, PTA meetings and boardrooms. We bring a reality that those who do not have a connection to the Father are longing for. Walking in this kind of Kingdom reality is the thing that literally paves the way for us to be that difference for the ones we are battling in intercession for. You see we can truly rest our way through the middle of every battle.

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