{"id":35,"date":"2014-06-20T22:35:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T06:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointtohope.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2014-06-20T22:35:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-21T06:35:41","slug":"watch-the-back-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointtohope.com\/?p=35","title":{"rendered":"Watch the Back Door!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wolf<\/a><\/p>\n

June 20, 2014
\nDear Intercessors,<\/p>\n

Have you ever tried to stand up in a boat during a storm ?\u00a0 Or better yet, have you ever tried to stand up in your storming circumstance?\u00a0 Standing up on the inside with strength and faith is possible because God is still on the throne and everything is under control.<\/p>\n

Do you wonder if this is what Nancy might have meant by Shift , sift or drift?\u00a0 We have been in one place or another and now things are shifting.\u00a0 In that shift we have to believe that God is still on the throne no matter how calm or severe the storm.<\/p>\n

Isaiah 50:23b\u00a0 Because those who hope in ME will not be disappointed.
\nJohn 14:1\u00a0 & 29\u00a0 So do not let your heart be troubled,
\nTrust in God.\u00a0 Do not let your heart be troubled and do not be afraid.
\nIsaiah 55:12 . For you shall go out with joy, and be led out in peace.<\/p>\n

I had a dream recently that warned me to\u00a0\u201cWATCH THE BACK DOOR!\u201d
\nI pondered what that could indicate and two things came to mind:\u00a0\u00a0 It was the year of doors, and it was phrase, \u201cBack door friends are best.\u201d\u00a0 I began asking God to show me what this could mean.\u00a0 It was a warning to be very watchful and especially, those or those things\u00a0coming through the back door of your life.\u00a0 Those things, \u00a0or people that seem safe, familiar and comfortable.\u00a0 Yield everything to God.\u00a0 Everything! \u00a0\u00a0Don\u2019t be taken off guard!<\/p>\n

There is a door opening for the Great Harvest. \u00a0You can hear it from the turbulence and friction in the earth today.\u00a0 \u00a0There is a Sound.\u00a0 It is the Sound of the Lord.\u00a0 We will begin seeing the evidence more and more.\u00a0 It is a shift, the sifting, and subtly drifting away.<\/p>\n

Isaiah\u00a0 26:20 \u00a0Go, My people, enter your rooms and shut the doors behind you.\u00a0 Hide yourselves for a little while until His wrath has passed by.<\/p>\n

Have you ever thought about God\u2019s Glory burning?\u00a0 I\u2019m convinced that whenever we choose to do right in those hard situations, it seems painful at the time, and can often be lonely as if few, or less than are doing what is the right.<\/p>\n

God\u2019s Glory.\u00a0 It burns!<\/p>\n

It burns flesh off, destroys little foxes and truly tests attitudes and thoughts of the heart.\u00a0 It causes a shift in our minds and hearts and opens our eyes to see how we are or are not aligning with God\u2019s thoughts and heart.\u00a0\u00a0 It Burns!\u00a0 Whatever is left?\u00a0 That\u2019s\u00a0what is real.\u00a0 It\u2019s what is lasting; Eternal!\u00a0 It\u2019s what shines bright in the dark and it ends up changing everything in our path.\u00a0\u00a0 What are we left with? A pile of ash or a blinding brightness.\u00a0 The brightness of His Glory begins to activate a drawing hunger that is contagious and reveals pure un-adulterated glory.<\/p>\n

Yes, the Glory burns but suddenly it burns good and the price to be able to walk in it is worth everything.\u00a0 It may seem like it takes too long at times, but it is worth the \u201cwait\u201d in gold!<\/p>\n

The Lord gives us many warnings, but a couple I feel to mention are those who might be like those \u201cfriends\u201d who come to the back door.\u00a0 His Word is pretty clear about naming some things we need to watch for:\u00a0 false prophets showing up in sheep\u2019s clothing but they are really wolves … ferocious wolves!
\nMatthew 7:15 \u00a0warns to Watch out for false prophets.\u00a0 They come to you in sheep\u2019s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
\nHowever,\u00a0by their fruit we will recognize them!<\/p>\n

God tells us in Matthew 10:16 \u00a0– I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.\u00a0 Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.<\/p>\n

We need to be watchful, Amen!<\/p>\n

Something Dwight Moody once said,
\n\u201cWhen I was a young Christian I thought that God kept His gifts on shelves and the best gifts were on the highest shelves and I would have to reach up.\u00a0 I learned later the best gifts are on the lowest shelf and I had to stoop down.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let us never forget, we are really preparing for our heavenly home.\u00a0 \u00a0We don\u2019t miss what He is doing in this hour.\u00a0 Even the disciples, while walking with Jesus, had a few issues.\u00a0 At times they thought it was all about them and\u00a0this world; Concerned with who would be the greatest.<\/p>\n

We are in the world but not of the world.\u00a0 We live in \u00a0a Kingdom of eternal\u00a0 excellence and Joy of many generations.\u00a0 Our Lord is our \u00a0everlasting Light.\u00a0 Yes, we rejoice in this Hope of the Glory of God!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0God is our glory.<\/p>\n

IT IS TIME FOR THE KING;\u00a0 HE ALONE IS ON THE THRONE!\u00a0 Amen!<\/p>\n

Catching up with Nancy this week, I got a good report that she is stronger, healthier and excited with all the Lord is encouraging both Sarah and her.\u00a0 The book is certainly a learning process and they so covet your prayers to put in written form what the Spirit is revealing.<\/p>\n

Also, please keep in prayer the upcoming conference (June 26-29th) at The Rock Church, 19025 State Route 339 Waterford, OH 45786.\u00a0 Nancy, Sarah, Liz, and myself (Debbie A.) will be flying out next Monday.\u00a0 We will connect with Ute and others PTH friends in Ohio.<\/p>\n

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace
\nas you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

Debbie Anderes,
\nPTH Assistant Director, Ketchikan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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