Month: April 2020

by Bruce Hehl

Let’s Put our Money Where our Mouth is. Here is part 1.

From time to time the Lord ask questions, usually simple questions. Simple questions that have, for us, complicated answers, such as, “Adam, where are you?, ” “Who told you you were naked?” and a biggie, “Cain, where’s your brother?”

During this current crisis I believe the Lord is asking us a question–once again a simple question with a complicated answer (or maybe not!) “Son of man(us), can these bones live?” So now let’s put our money where our mouth is. Of course they can. Because you can do ALL THINGS though Christ Jesus!

The Hurricane

Back in the late nineties my family as well as the city we lived in were put to that test. A hurricane was headed towards our location. So as not to allow panic and fear to set in. My brother and I decided to test our faith rather than succumb to the circumstances. Being young (and a bit naive and/or stupid) we decided to put this scenario to the test. We parked ourselves outside in our most comfortable lawn chairs and began to speak to the elements in the atmosphere and rebuke the winds.

I was just off of a vision quest I had encountered with the Lord and was ready. We began to prophecy to the city and declare safety and deliverance for ourselves and neighborhood in the Name of Jesus.

For several hours we endured sideways rain and winds gusting over 70 miles an hour. Every few minutes moving our chairs back into position, as the wind was literally moving and scooting us about. We stood against that storm in warrior fashion.

Stand Firm

Paul tell us in Ephesians, “having done all to stand. Stand firm!” In the Greek, the word stand means to be placed, as a chess piece is placed on a chess board. The Lord placed us in that city. Though we no longer live there, at the time it was where we were supposed to be.

My brother calls this our Metron. Sphere of influence. It paid off. As far as I know, there was no loss of life and only a few injuries. There was however a loss of electricity everywhere in the city except the power grid that pertained to our neighborhood was knocked out!

I mean we were the only ones in an area of close to a million people with power. Our area included several cities, the Hampton roads area. Our faith was put to test. The only time we did lose power was when the substation was turned off in order to restore or reboot power to the entire city. We were only offline for 30 minutes or so.

Faith Must be Tested!

Now we live during another crisis where the entire world’s faith is put to test. It’s time for us to quit complaining and finding fault with government, mega churches, and mega ministries and stand in agreement. JUST DO IT! As they say.

I came across a post a couple of days ago who were railing against preachers whom we call, “of the name it/claim it variety.” My thoughts were, SHUT UP! They pray using the very same Name we pray to.

Let’s Put our Money Where our Mouth is

This is an opportunity to put our money where our mouth is. Let us focus on what we do have in common, Jesus! At least they are doing something that promotes deliverance instead of grumbling or complaining as many do.

The Lord hates factions, kids. We are being shaken. This is the Father’s doing. He didn’t create the virus we did. We loosed this upon the world when we chose sin over life in the beginning. So, are we going to make a stand and choose life or just succumb to the circumstances?

LET’S STATION OURSELVES and stand for our Metron. Stand for our children, our families, our friends, our sphere of Influence. What Thom and I did many years ago may appear stupid and probably was, but we decided enough is enough.

You are Not Alone

When you stand in this hour you are not alone. Millions around the world are standing next to you and near you! Any weakness in our faith is strengthened by the fact that, “One can put a thousand to flight, two, ten thousand, and three?” Enough said. Let faith arise.

If you are waiting to fly out of here at any moment, you might want to put that nonsense aside. The Lord didn’t remove Noah. He allowed him to build an ark for safety, although after a couple of weeks of ark life it does require removal of waste, dung, poop, or whatever euphemism you might use. Keep the ark of your heart and mind clear and cleaned out before it begins to stink. Stink is unbelief. Faith requires muscle memory and exercise.

“Son of man. Can these bones live?” Yes, they can. Our job is not to reason why. Our job is to prophecy! Prophecy to these dead dry bones that has become the current Body of Christ and its condition. We stink, kids! I realize I might seem at bit humorous or arrogant but I’m really not. I am serious…We can’t breath life into these bones but He can. You stand in faith and declare and let Him and only Him Breath into our situation.

The word spirit in both the Hebrew and the Greek means wind or breath. The Holy Spirit is His Breath giving us mouth to mouth resuscitation. “AND HE BREATHED UPON ADAM AND HE BECAME A LIVING BEING!” In The book of Revelation it says, “They overcame by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.” And later again, “The spirit of Prophecy is the testimony of Jesus Christ. And He Shall Reign for ever and Ever! Amen.”

by Bruce Hehl

True Faith

We seem to be in an episode of the Twilight Zone as of late. Lots of panic in the atmosphere. So, what are we to do?

Faith is the opposite of fear. We are told by Jesus in the scriptures never to fear. Why? Because He alone holds the keys to death, hell, and the grave. The book of Revelation also tells us, “He holds the seven stars in His Right Hand.” The seven stars being the seven winds, breath, or spirits in His Right Hand!

In Old Testament lore, the right hand is the place of authority. I like to think of it as this. “Those He forenew, He also predestined to be conformed in His Image.” We are of the Image of Jesus. We are earthly men such as He was. We are also called to do the same work as He. If we are created in His Image does it not suppose He can keep us in times of distress or trouble?

The scriptures are full of scenarios such as the one we face today. During the time of Moses while the plagues were being wrought upon Egypt because of rebellion, not a dog barked in the camp of Israel.

God has a plan! He has always had a plan. Nothing catches Him off guard, ever!

He is saying to us, He has yours, mine, and the destiny of the world safely in His Hands. Is there a force in nature or of this world that can pry your destiny from His Hand? No!

Does this mean none will die? Of course not. What it means is His Plan will follow His course and end in His timing.

We should not be afraid, but trust in His plan. People have been living and dying since the beginning of time but the ship is still on course so that victory wins.

It doesn’t matter what realm we find ourselves living or working in. Jesus is Lord. He also destroyed the fear of death. We need true faith to really understand and walk this out.

True Faith

True faith reaches its zenith when facing death. Some of us have already faced this. When you do, it comes alive within you. Life! Real Life that only He can give by His powerful sovereign grace and mercy.

Let us meditate upon these things instead of a pandemic of FEAR! “There is no fear in His Perfect Love.” Paul tells us, when tongues are stilled, knowledge fails, and prophecy ceases…..then and only then will we really understand God’s great love for us.

So, bring it on. I flow in prophetic ministry. I have for 40 years. Shut me up and bring on your unfailing love for me and all of us.

Is this so difficult? Let go of gifting and focus on the big picture. One of the things taking place now is the bringing down of the mega churches who really only focus on themselves and building bigger platforms for themselves.

In 2007 the Lord gave me a vision. I saw two major ministries standing on the street corner alone. They had a tin cup in their hands and were asking for money. People gave them no mind and continued to walk past them, as they were saying, “don’t you know who I am and what great work I’ve done for God?”

I didn’t really understand it completely then but I am seeing it in an entirely new light now. I am not judging the Lord knows. It could be me. I sing pretty good. I play piano pretty well, but, the Lord has seen fit to keep me hidden all these years. That system would have corrupted me too, except by the grace of God!

People see this as a time to renew families and renew marriages. A time to break bread around The Lord’s Table, not some man made concept of it. Paul says, that why you sleep. You fail to discern the Body! He’s not talking about Himself but one another!

So, time to wake up and focus on what remains. FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE! And the greatest! LOVE.

On to part 2.

By Patti Wasmuth

Individual Puzzles

I know this is a very difficult season for all of us learning to maneuver through our “new normal.” We all recognize, that this is “new territory” for us and no one really knows what tomorrow brings.

It is like Joshua learning to listen to the Lord’s careful instruction, as he was told, “you have not been this way before.” (Joshua 3:4) However, we should walk in confidence, because we do know the One who holds All our tomorrows in His hands. We know He is faithful and trustworthy in ALL His ways.

A while ago, I had a dream, and in the first part of the dream I was in a huge room facing a 20-foot wall.  As I looked up, I saw a huge puzzle on the wall.  It started from the top near the ceiling and filled almost the entire wall I was facing. There were lots of people working diligently to complete the picture.

In the next part of the dream, I saw several people individually working on smaller individual puzzles (about the size of a normal 500-piece puzzle). I knew each puzzle was unique; some were almost finished, and others I observed only had part of their “picture” puzzle completed. As some of the people completed their puzzles, suddenly they realized, their unique “puzzle” fit into the “larger” one I had seen in the previous scene. It was a revelation that caused them to look beyond themselves. Soon excitement grew as they began to move toward the “bigger” picture and they began to see where they “fit” in the “bigger” plans.

Individual Puzzles

I then watched the first person, carefully slip a thin paper under his puzzle, he was being very cautious not to lose any of his work…he then carefully started to move it toward the larger puzzle knowing it would fit perfectly in place when he got his completed puzzle pieces transported to the larger picture puzzle…

It would fit perfectly in place when he got his completed puzzle…

The next person I observed, was not quite as careful, and when he started to slide the pieces of his puzzle, it broke apart. He quickly realized he did not want to lose his work, so he grabbed the lid of the puzzle box, and then strategically slide the large “chunks” of his completed puzzle into the box lid.  He did this several times layering the chunks of his completed puzzle, recognizing when he got to the “big” picture puzzle; all he had to do was carefully slide them out and reconnect the pieces.

The third person I observed began to quickly gather his puzzle and as he did the pieces buckled under the sudden pressure of movement. Instead of slowing down and reassembling the pieces, he continued to move quickly. He became impatient and frustrated as the completed puzzle crumbled into pieces in his hand.

Anger and great frustration, overtook him. He didn’t think it should take this long or be so hard.  Then he began to throw the pieces in to the box, he turned and walked away. He began to grumble about how tired he was, and how he was done trying to complete this. Then he declared, “I am not about to sit around and reassemble everything again, even in light of the big picture!”

The Chess Master

In the next part of the dream, I saw a man delightedly sitting in what seemed to be a major strategic planning center… There were TV screens filling the entire room. The screens lined each wall from the top of the wall to the very bottom. Each individual TV screen projected different types of information from all over the world.

A man was sitting near an almost holographic three-dimensional chess game.  It was almost five feet tall, and there were several levels he was “playing” at the same time.  He had a jubilant smile on his face and would strategically move a piece on one level. He would look all around the room, and then almost giggle with delight. Then suddenly with a serious look, he would move a piece on another level of the chess board. Sometimes he would take extra time to contemplate his next move; looking at the monitors to make sure his plan was carefully calculated.

At first, I didn’t recognize the man. I was just observing his actions, as he continued to make very strategic plans and calculated moves. Then suddenly he turned around…. And, I knew it was Jesus…

I heard Him say, “I have not lost control of anything!

He continued, “I am making strategic moves for the next season, keep focused on the big picture and you will see how your individual puzzle pieces fit. Do not get discouraged and throw away all you have been working on.

How Individual Puzzles Fit Together

Seek Me and strategically let Me help you transition you to the next season, and soon you will better understand how things fit together…

What you are looking at in front of you is not the complete picture…”

Then I saw a huge group of people… the auditorium was a 3/4 circle facing a very large platform.  All of a sudden, people started coming out of their seats from various parts of the auditorium…There were no particular “types” of people, there were men, women, children, and people of ALL races and nationalities. People of every socioeconomic background and every span of education.

Suddenly I heard a click, and the arm then locked in place with the person beside them…

Each person moving toward the platform, had a very serious determined look on their faces.  As they moved forward, it was with great resolve. NOTHING was going to stop them no matter what. Each person kept looking forward as they moved toward the front of the altar area. As they came closer to the person beside them that person slightly raised their arm, and immediately I saw a locking mechanism in their arm. As they received the arm beside them, suddenly I heard a click, and the arm then locked in place with the person beside them. This continued to happen as each arm was raised, first the right arm and then the left…until there was a human wall. 

There was no space between them, as they stood shoulder-to-shoulder, arms locked in place.  They were Mighty Warriors with determination to MOVE forward no matter what.   

Together they became a massive wall MOVING FORWARD… plowing down anything in its path…It was with the sense of the scripture…the kingdom of God, suffers violence… and the VIOLENT TAKE IT BY FORCE…. they were ruthless with the enemy…

They were moving forward for God’s kingdom as one mighty tool… unashamedly, powerfully, and with no personal agenda, and no gap in the wall… following only the instructions of their Master…

Working Together

As we sit in quarantine, let us complete our “individual” puzzles, recognizing that you were born for such a time as this! You do “fit” in the “bigger picture.” Don’t get discouraged in well doing.  You will reap if you “faint not.”  Don’t let this time be filled with frustration or discouragement.  Instead, rise up, MIGHTY Man of God, rise up MIGHTY Woman of God. Link arms and become “one MIGHTY tool” in His hand.

Alone as we war, we may seem like a small and insignificant dowel rod, but together we can be a Battering Ram against the ploys of the enemy. The heart of our nation is at risk along with our religious freedom. Let God arise and let the enemy be scattered. God is with us, and He has NOT lost control of anything; however, we are in a season where we must focus on the bigger picture and His purpose for this season. Seek Him and He will show you where you fit in the bigger picture.