We Need The Fire

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Revelation 4:1-5 ~ King James Version (KJV)

4 After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. 2 And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thunderings and voices: and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

One of the expressions of the Holy Spirit is FIRE! John the Baptist said, “…He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Luke 3:16)

ü  Holy Spirit, I acknowledge Your abiding presence today. Thank You for being with me in my weaknesses. Thank You for not leaving me.

ü  Today, I come soberly confessing my neglect of You. Forgive me for not yielding to Your work and dealings in and with me.

ü  Holy Spirit, today in particular, I sense our deep need of Your fire in my life. Please burn like a white-hot flame in my heart.

Luke 12:49 (ESR) – Jesus continued speaking: I came to bring fire to the world. I wish it were already kindled.

Proverbs 6:27 (KJV) – Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can one walk on hot coals and his feet not be seared?

When we take His fire into our hearts, the leprous, filthy clothes of our old life are being burned away. When we walk with Him in the fire of His presence, we are walking on fiery coals and our feet are being seared to walk in the narrow way of righteousness, holiness and obedience.

ü  Holy Spirit, kindle Your fire in me. Your fire that brings a complete separation from the old nature and purges me from any traces or residues of it.

ü  Holy Spirit, please let Your fire consume every clothing of the flesh still in ‘wardrobe’.

ü  Strip me by Your fire, Holy Spirit. Empty me, finish me.

ü  Holy Spirit fire, burn in me until there is none of me and until my life shines and radiates nothing but CHRIST.

ü  I surrender to Your refining fire, Holy Spirit. Purify me, Lord and make me fit for Your purpose. I put on display all the debris of the flesh still in my life; consume it in Your fire today. Consume the dross of worldliness from my life and lay me bare for Your use.

John 5:35 Amplified Bible (AMP) -  John was the lamp that kept on burning and shining [to show you the way], and you were willing for a while to rejoice in his light.

ü  Holy Spirit, keep me burning until Jesus returns. Don’t let me be lukewarm

ü  Rev 4:5 ~ Holy Spirit, light Your burning fire in my heart. Let my life be like a burning lamp burning before Your throne.

ü  Holy Spirit, let Your burning jealousy have its consuming way in my life until every competing affection and false god is completely burned away and until one raging, all-consuming passion fills my entire being  - love for the altogether Lovely One – JESUS CHRIST.

The Great Deception

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The Holy Spirit is in charge of the church of Jesus Christ today. He is the person of God who is working on earth today and He is God’s agent of revival. 

Despite the pitiful state of His church, the Holy Spirit is at work to make her ready for the Lord’s coming. The Holy Spirit will make sure that the church is without spot or wrinkle at the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Ephesians 5:27 – “that He might present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but she shall be holy and without blemish.”

Even though certain men have crept in unnoticed (Jude verse 4) into the church and have deceived many, still when the Lord comes, His church will be holy and without blemish.

The Holy Spirit has a weapon to use against the invasion of deception in these days.

Ephesians 6:17b – “...and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” (NKJV)

“And accept…the word of God as the sword the Spirit gives you.” (GNB)

“And take...the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the word of God.” (AMP)

What is the weapon Word of God? The Truth!

John 17:17 – “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.”

The Laodicean church of our days thinks it’s already having a revival because certain men who are operating under demonic influence are performing miracles. This is a great deception. When we know the truth, we are set free from the power of the deceiver.

The Holy Spirit gives us this sword to attack the enemy and to pierce the hearts of both the deceivers and the deceived. The Holy Spirit, being the Spirit of Truth, also helps us to discern the deception.

Prayers for us

• Thank You, Holy Spirit, our Helper. Thank You for abiding with me in this our day. Thank You for bearing with me.

• Holy Spirit, in Your mercy, please help me to connect with You desperately, deliberately, consistently and steadfastly. Help me to keep looking unto You only.

• Help me to see my need of You, Holy Spirit. Help me not to think that I cannot be deceived. Make me see how vulnerable I am to deception without Your help.

• Holy Spirit, anoint my spiritual eyes that I may not turn away from the truth when others are being deceived.

• Holy Spirit, open my eyes more and more in spiritual understanding and revelation of the Word concerning the times that we are in now. Holy Spirit, help me to be more grounded in the Word myself, not having to depend on any man for the Word.

•  Holy Spirit, give me eyes to see and ears to hear; don’t let me be blind to the deception around me.

• Help me to wield the sword of Spirit – using the Word of God with insight and understanding to withstand this great deception.

Prayers for the Church

• Lord, have mercy on Your church for allowing certain men to creep in unnoticed to deceive.

• Lord, please have mercy on the unsuspecting people in churches who are being deceived by doctrines of demons.

• Holy Spirit, please visit the church and exalt the truth of God’s Word to expose every deception.

• Lord, many of those leaders who are now operating under the influence of demons started out with You and with Your Spirit. Please have mercy on them, visit them and deliver them by the truth of Your Word. 

• Holy Spirit, please raise up men and women who will carry You to the pulpits to take a stand against the doctrines of demons. Lord, multiply disciples, those who have connected with the Holy Spirit.

• Like You counselled the Laodicean church, Lord, please bring the church of today to repentance and help her turn from her wicked way to the path of righteousness.

•  Holy Spirit, please protect those who have not come under the influence of this deceptive age. Keep them by Your truth.

• Holy Spirit, please bring about the genuine revival that will counteract every falsehood and glorify God. 

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1965 Vision of Coming Deception

by Stanley Frodsham

The following is an excerpt from a prophecy given at the Elim Bible Institute Summer Camp Meeting in 1965 by the late Stanley Frodsham. Brother Frodsham was a recognized prophet and teacher in the Body of Christ whose life and ministry spanned the Pentecostal Revival, the great Healing Revival and the early days of the Charismatic Movement. He also authored the well-known book, “Smith Wigglesworth: Apostle of Faith.”

“When I visit My people in mighty revival power, it is to prepare them for the darkness ahead. With the glory shall come great darkness, for the glory is to prepare My people for the darkness. I will enable My people to go through because of the visitation of My Spirit. Take heed to yourselves lest you be puffed up and think that you have arrived. Many shall be puffed up as in the olden days, for many then received My message but they continued not in it. Did I not anoint Jehu?

 Yet the things I desired were not accomplished in his life. Listen to the messengers, but do not hold men’s persons in admiration. For many whom I shall anoint mightily, with signs and miracles, shall be lifted up and shall fall away by the wayside. I do not do this willingly; I have made provision that they might stand. I call many into this ministry and equip them; but remember that many shall fall. They shall be like bright lights and people shall delight in them. But they shall be taken over by deceiving spirits and shall lead many of My people away.

“Hearken diligently concerning these things, for in the last days will come seducing spirits that shall turn many of My anointed ones away. Many shall fall through various lusts and because of sin abounding. But if you will seek Me diligently, I will put My Spirit within you. When one shall turn to the right hand or to the left you shall not turn with them, but keep your eyes wholly on the Lord. The coming days are most dangerous, difficult and dark, but there shall be a mighty outpouring of My Spirit upon many cities. My people must be diligently warned concerning the days that are ahead. Many shall turn after seducing spirits; many are already seducing My people. It is those who do righteousness that are righteous. Many cover their sins by theological words. But I warn you of seducing spirits who instruct My people in an evil way.

“Many shall come with seducing spirits and hold out lustful enticements. You will find that after I have visited My people again, the way shall become more and more narrow, and fewer shall walk therein. But be not deceived, the ways of righteousness are My ways. For though Satan comes as an angel of light, hearken not to him; for those who perform miracles and speak not righteousness are not of Me. I warn you with great intensity that I am going to judge My house and have a church without spot or wrinkle when I come.

I desire to open your eyes and give you spiritual understanding, that you may not be deceived but may walk in uprightness of heart before Me, loving righteousness and hating every evil way. Look unto Me, and I will make you to perceive with eyes of  the Spirit the things that lurk in darkness that are not visible to the human eye. Let me lead you in this way that you may perceive the powers of darkness and battle against them. It is not a battle against flesh and blood; for if you battle in that way, you accomplish nothing. But if you let Me take over and battle against the powers of darkness, than they are defeated, and then liberation is brought to My people.

“I warn you to search the Scriptures diligently concerning these last days. For the things that are written shall indeed be made manifest. There shall come deceivers among My people in increasing numbers who shall speak for the truth and shall gain the favor of the people. For the people shall examine the Scriptures and say, ‘What these men say is true’. Then when they have gained the hearts of the people, then and only then shall Satan enter into My people. Watch for seducers.

Do you think a seducer will brandish a new heresy and flaunt it before  the people? He will speak the words of righteousness and truth, and will appear as a minister of light declaring the Word. The people’s hearts shall be won. Then, when the hearts are won, they will bring out their doctrines, and the people shall be deceived. The people shall say, ‘Did he not speak thus and thus? And did we not examine it from the Word? Therefore he is a minister of righteousness. This that he has spoken we do not see in the Word, but it must be right, for the other things he spoke were true.’

“Be not deceived. For the deceiver will first work to gain the hearts of many, and then shall bring forth his insidious doctrines. You cannot discern those that are of Me and those that are not of Me when they start to preach. But seek Me constantly, and then when these doctrines are brought out you shall have a witness in your heart that these are not of Me. Fear not, for I have warned you. Many will be deceived. But  if you walk in holiness and uprightness before the Lord, your eyes  shall be open and the Lord will protect you. If you will constantly look unto the Lord, you will know when the doctrine changes and will not be brought into it. If your heart is right I will keep you; and if you will constantly look to Me, I will uphold you.

“The minister of righteousness shall be on this wise: his life shall agree with the Word and his lips shall give forth that which is wholly true, and it will be no mixture. When the mixture appears, then you will know he is not a minister of righteousness. The deceivers speak first the truth then error, to cover their own sins which they love. Therefore, I exhort and command you to study the Scriptures relative to seducing spirits, for this is one of the great dangers of these last days.

“I desire you to firmly be established in My Word and not in the personalities of men that you will not be moved as so many shall be moved. Take heed to yourselves and follow not the seducing spirits that are already manifesting themselves. Diligently inquire of Me when you hear something that you have not seen in My Word, and do not hold people’s persons in admiration–for it is by this very method Satan will destroy many of My people.”

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