Thursday, May 15, 2008

Hallelujah!


Hallelujah is the highest praise that a human can express. It means Praise Ye The Lord! I find it very interesting that the highest praise that can be uttered is also a command. When you say Hallelujah, a command is being given to everything and everybody under the sound of your voice to praise the Lord! Why? Because there is something about praising God that changes things. So when you use the highest praise, expect the highest and best changes to occur! The greatest and most important change will be in your relationship with God. Like king David said, I command my soul (your mind, will, and emotions) to praise the Lord! Command your soul to praise God. No matter how you feel, or what you have or don't have, or who you are with give him the best Hallelujah you can utter.Taking our focus off of this fear driven world and putting it on praising God no matter what is going on, is very pleasing in his sight. Hallelujah brings changes within you first, then to your very surroundings. Why? Because that word is spoken by faith. Therefore putting your trust in God by speaking his word releases God's power to effect your life. Hallelujah is very powerful! It will take you from faith to faith and from glory to glory. So children of God, let Hallelujah be the first word you speak to start your day, and let it be the last word you speak to end your day. God's words are not empty! Release the power!




Apostle Henry

Friday, May 2, 2008

The Prophetic Voice of God


For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophesy!





Where the spirit of prophesy is, it is testifying that Jesus has come, is here and is coming. Because He is the same yesterday, today and forever. When we gather in His name He comes to see what we are doing and testifies of Himself. An individual may prophesy out of the gift of prophesy without actually knowing God because gifts and callings are irrevocable. In

(Matthew 7:21 - 23) Jesus says this "Not everyone that saith unto me Lord, Lord shall enter the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day have we not prophesied in thy name? And then will he reply I never knew you:depart from me.) But to have the spirit of prophesy means everything and everyone in the vacinity of the spirit can prophesy and will prophesy including the children, animals and inanimate objects testify of Jesus. When we gather on Sundays or whenever we gather together corporately the spirit of prophesy is in our midst. You see it through our children, our building (doors, windows, colors etc.) , the animals, our songs, our worship, our teaching and our preaching. God said to Joel in the book of Joel in the bible that in the last days He was going to pour out His spirit upon all flesh and He is doing just that. Our building is shape like a boat (the ark) and varies animals gather outside as we gather inside to worship God. We have had rabbits, opposums, doves, skunks, and deer visit us and come up to the window in daylight and at night in the lights and stay awhile. We are in the middle of a neighborhood on the northwest side of Detroit. That's right! God often used animals to tell a story or give messages and He still is doing that. If you can believe all things are possible with God. What would be the purpose of that you might ask. God doesn't waste anything like we sometimes do. Everything He made He wants to use it to communicate to His children, if we let Him. He talks about people, plants, trees, animals, water and clouds in Genesis, the beginning and Revelation, the end. Read about it check it out. He is still speaking through those things if we would just listen. God desires to walk and talk to and with us throughout the day but we so often turn Him off or don't pay attention to what He is trying to say. Let's take some time and listen to what He is saying. You may have questions you have beeen asking God and He has beeen answering you but you were and are looking for Him to speak to you a certain way but He is talking another way so we miss what is being said. God can use dreams, visions, billboards, the bible, signs, whatever He wants to use to answer you. Just be open to receive.





Prophetess Subrina Franklin