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For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind and declares to man what are His thoughts; He who makes the dawn into darkness and treads on the heights of the earth—the LORD God of Hosts is His name.
~Amos 4:13 AMP On June 1, I woke to the sound of the Lord’s voice saying, “The dominoes are going to fall. Let them! When they fall, I will catch you!” In the Spirit, I saw a vision of a winding line of dominoes that were about to fall, one triggering another until they all came down. I knew that a specific sequence of events had already been set in motion. It was unstoppable; the only response was to let the dominoes fall! At the same time, I understood that God had been preparing His Body for these very events and would "catch" us spiritually during that time of turmoil. He assured me that He was ready to strengthen and support those whose faith rested in Him alone. I sensed that the Lord was releasing yet another gentle warning to His children, that the structures and systems we’ve relied on for years are at their tipping point. The shakings we see happening politically, culturally, and economically are not accidental; in many cases, the Lord’s hand is behind them. The key in this hour is to let God have his way, toppling what needs to fall, and trusting that as we set our faith firmly on Him, we will not be shaken. WISDOM: YOUR SECURE PATH The Lord reminded me of an earlier encounter I had, where I'd seen a perfectly aligned, heavenly pathway of "stepping stones" in the clouds one clear day. Our Lord establishes ordered, sequential pathways of growth and blessing in the Spirit for His children to follow: “The steps of a man are established by the LORD, when he delights in his way; though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong, for the LORD upholds his hand.” And: “The law of God is in his heart; not one of his steps will slip.” ~Psalm 37:23-24, 31-32 ESV In the same way, we know that the enemy intentionally sets up systems, processes, and relationships designed to be pathways of destruction. Yet like dominoes, these interconnected systems are falling. Seen from the Lord’s perspective, such demonic pathways have no power over the righteous: “They will be held guilty, they [and all men] whose own power and strength is their god” (Habakkuk 1:11, AMP). I hear the Lord urging His people once again to “come up higher,” watching from protected places in the Spirit, above the chaos. As you watch and partner with Wisdom, you will clearly see the demonic patterns the Lord is exposing. You will not fear, but will marvel at God’s precision, understanding in advance how these “demonic dominoes” will fall. “Many will be purged, purified (made white), and refined, but the wicked will behave wickedly. None of the wicked shall understand, but those who are [spiritually] wise will understand.” ~ Daniel 12:10, AMP “They who are wise and have spiritual insight among the people will instruct many and help them understand; yet for many days some [of them and their followers] will fall by the sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder.” ~ Daniel 11:33 PROPHETIC CONFIRMATIONS Later that same day (June 1st), I received news that cities across France were burning in the wake of celebratory soccer gatherings-turned-riots. While this is not the first (or the worst) incidence of the world’s unrest, the Lord used these particular events to confirm His word to me. My son Caleb was completing a mission trip in Grenoble, France, at the time, and I messaged him with concerns for his safety, since there was minor rioting in Grenoble’s streets and storefronts as well. He responded the following day with a video call - not from Grenoble's streets, but from the Bastille (fortress) at the top of Mount Chartreuse, overlooking the city and the beautiful Alps. When he called, I happened to be reading Amos 4, which celebrates the Lord of Hosts who created the mountains and “treads on the heights of the earth” (Amos 4:13, AMP). Whether Caleb knew it or not, God had prophetically brought him to Grenoble’s ancient defensive fortress, 'summiting' to a place of natural protection and heightened spiritual perspective. What a beautiful picture of the believer’s call to walk securely, in higher places of union with the Lord, during times of shaking and unrest! Only a few hours later, a trusted member of our prayer team called me and mentioned that he had been reading the first chapter of Proverbs that day, which confirmed exactly what the Lord was showing us: “But whoever listens to me (Wisdom) will live securely and in confident trust and will be at ease, without fear or dread of evil.” ~Proverbs 1:33 AMP WHAT IS GOD’S GOAL IN TIMES OF SHAKING? In perilous times, God does not give warnings to trigger fear; He warns us to build and strengthen our faith:
This is what Love does; it prepares the hearts of loved ones for trials and deception in advance, so that when fear advances, faith is strong. Instead of retreating in fear, the Spirit-led believer can see divine order in chaos, walking in faith and persevering for its reward! In this season, God’s goal is not destruction, but restoration, growth, and expansion. As demonic systems crumble and fall, as the debris is cleared away, we will see more clearly how to possess the land He has promised us. In prayer, I saw a vision of wide open territory in front of God’s people, similar to what Psalm 37 describes: “Those who do evil will be cut off, but those who wait for the Lord will inherit the land. For yet a little while and the wicked one will be gone; though you look carefully where he used to be, he will not be found.” ~Psalm 37:9 FEARLESS FAITH As I continued listening to the Lord’s heart, asking for a specific word of encouragement in light of this warning, He directed me to a portion of scripture well worth remembering: Hebrews 10:32-39. “But remember the earlier days, when, after being [spiritually] enlightened, you [patiently] endured a great conflict of sufferings, sometimes by being made a spectacle, publicly exposed to insults and distress, and sometimes by becoming companions with those who were so treated. For you showed sympathy and deep concern for those who were imprisoned, and you joyfully accepted the [unjust] seizure of your belongings and the confiscation of your property, conscious of the fact that you have a better possession and a lasting one [prepared for you in heaven]. “Do not, therefore, fling away your [fearless] confidence, for it has a glorious and great reward. For you have need of patient endurance [to bear up under difficult circumstances without compromising], so that when you have carried out the will of God, you may receive and enjoy to the full what is promised. “FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY. BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE [the one justified by faith] SHALL LIVE BY FAITH …AND IF HE DRAWS BACK [shrinking in fear], MY SOUL HAS NO DELIGHT IN HIM. “But our way is not that of those who shrink back to destruction, but [we are] of those who BELIEVE … and by this confident faith preserve the soul.” (AMP, emphasis mine) The believer’s way is not to cower in fear, but to walk in faith, confident of better things! Yet the wise also understand that God’s way, especially in times of judgment and cleansing, is often IN the storm: The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in the whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. ~Nahum 1:3 ESV THE “SAULS” WILL FALL In the early church, it was fervent prayer that targeted threats from the religious establishment, leading first to a shaking, and then to God’s direct intervention against the chief persecutor of the church, Saul: “...Now, Lord, observe their threats and grant that your bondservants may declare Your message with great confidence… And when they had prayed, the place where they were meeting together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the Word of God with boldness and courage.” (Acts 4:29, 31) The man “whose own power and strength had been his god,” whose murderous threats terrorized the church for several years, was exposed and converted in an instant, resulting in GREAT PEACE, a time of BUILDING and walking in the FEAR OF THE LORD, and great COMFORT and INCREASED GROWTH in the Holy Spirit. (See Acts 9:31) These are powerful promises for today! Do not fear what your eyes see, as threats abound and dominoes fall. Instead, set your faith on the Sovereign One, whose Kingdom stands forever marked for increase! The Lord invites you to tread the mountains with Him, watching these storms from your ascended place in the Spirit, your faith secure and unshakeable in the knowledge of His love. ~Deborah “Listen! My Beloved! Behold, He comes, climbing on the mountains, leaping and running on the hills! …My Beloved speaks and says to me, ‘Arise, My love, My fair one, and come away… In the sheltered and secret place of the steep pathway, let Me see your face, let Me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.’” ~Song of Songs 2:8, 10, 14 AMP Dear Friends, Both Christian believers and New Age adherents promote the idea that “every step should be a prayer.” Yet I hear the Lord summoning His children to a higher call than that. The Lord says, “Every PRAYER is a STEP, and to neglect to pray is to fail to advance in this hour!” To walk in the Spirit is to let prayer determine your steps, not the other way around. It is to see and hear prophetically where the Lord is taking you, then step into that trajectory to find victory awaiting you! Prayer is good, but it can be rooted in a works-based mentality that is not Spirit-led, bringing weariness. I hear the Lord saying, “It’s time to relearn how to walk! For there are some who have experienced new birth, but have not yet learned to walk in the Spirit. And others walk, but have grown weary in their walking. Work FOR Me has replaced rest IN Me, causing their strength to fail.” If you feel like every step you’ve taken lately is heavy and precarious; or if gaining a firm foothold seems difficult, I believe the Father is saying, “Come to Me, and I will show you how to walk with Me. Lean on Me, and your ways will be secure. Let Me refresh you, bringing stability and balance where it is lacking. For in many cases, the way you have been taught to walk is NOT the way I walk!” Today, the Lord wants to elevate the way you walk, so that you walk on firmer ground, taking secure steps in the higher realm of the Spirit. He wants to help you find a new path and a new momentum for a new season! VICTORY AT EVERY STEP Oh, the places you will go when you walk in the Spirit! There is rest and ease in being “carried along” in the current of the Holy Spirit’s movements, walking on higher paths your feet could not possibly travel! There’s an efficient fruitfulness in spiritual rest that is unattainable by human effort. The prophet Isaiah paints a picture [of anointed King Cyrus] that describes this Spirit-accelerated walk perfectly: "Who stirred up one from the East, whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow. He pursues them and passes on safely, by paths his feet have not trod." ~Isaiah 41:2-3 ESV; emphasis mine. God is looking for believers who trample the enemy underfoot, yet to become this kind of person is to learn that your real ‘feet’ are not located at the lowest point of your body; they are located in your spirit-man! It is by the Spirit that we live and move and have our being (Acts 17:28). ARE YOUR STEPS BEAUTIFUL? There is an ebb and flow to walking in the Spirit, much like the tides. First, the magnetic “pull” of the prophetic calls you higher and sets your sights. Then, the gentle “push” of intercession moves you forward. Prophecy and prayer partner together to lead you into the fulfillment of God’s promises for your life and the right timing and placement of His words in your world. As a believer, you will advance only to the degree that you pray.
Isaiah paints a second picture of the one whose feet are called “beautiful” as they carry fresh revelation from the Throne: 'How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, "Your God reigns!"' ~Isaiah 52:7 NASBS News is, by nature, fresh revelation or information.
Simply put, God’s beautiful footmen and footwomen proclaim the REST and VICTORY only Christ can give! ARE YOU HEARING THE LORD’S COUNSEL? EVERY believer is anointed to be a messenger of good news (Isaiah 61:1). Yet to attempt to advance apart from the Spirit is to err. Jeremiah puts it bluntly: "I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied. But if they had stood in my council, they would have proclaimed my words to my people and would have turned them from their evil ways and from their evil deeds." ~Jeremiah 23:21-22, NIV; emphasis mine. Likewise, Paul says in Galatians 5:16-18: "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law." ~NASBS And: “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” ~Ephesians 5:15-17, KJV The King James Version’s use of the word “circumspectly” implies guarded caution and discretion in movement; the kind of “looking around” in all directions that is only possible through the Spirit of Wisdom. (See Revelation 5:6) It is better to remain standing in the council of the Lord, watching and waiting for the fresh word of the Lord, than to run with yesterday’s news! Many Kingdom-minded people rightly believe we need prayer before movement. Not many believe prayer IS the movement. Prayer is the higher path, an ancient one covered up by the simulated speed of society. Ask yourself:
COMMISSIONED THROUGH REST: TWO ENCOUNTERS The Body of Christ has entered a new season of increased healings and miraculous deliverances. Yet hearing and healing are found only in places of stillness and peace. Two recent encounters underscore the importance of this Presence-based rest. First, in a dream, I entered the house of a pastor’s wife, whose name meant “Resurrection.” The wife (who represented the Bride of Christ, with Jesus being her Chief Shepherd or ‘Pastor’), was busy nearby, doing the work of the Kingdom. In the dream, I was often sent to her house to assist in cleaning and organizing her household, since this was one of my gifts. Entering the Bride’s bedroom, I knew that the bedsheets needed to be changed. There were at least four or five sets of previously-used sheets in muted grey or yellow colors, but as I went to put them on the bed, I found that all the fitted sheets were too small! The bed had an extra-deep mattress. No amount of “stretching” the old would work; new sheets (for deeper intimacy) were required. As I watched in the Spirit, I saw the new set of sheets which was to be put on. They were a lovely raspberry color whose deep red tones, I knew, represented the fruitfulness of the Holy Spirit. God was highlighting that living from that place of “deep rest” and guarded intimacy is now a key to the Bride’s success! In the same dream, I was warned by the Father that the enemy would try to hinder the place of deeper rest and fruitfulness through a large-scale attack, similar to COVID. But the Father’s hand was upon the Bride as He tested and prepared her faith, making sure she could withstand the challenges ahead. SURRENDER YOUR WALK: PUT YOUR FEET UP! In a second encounter, I heard the Lord saying that some are so weary from walking in their own strength or at the world’s hurried pace that they need to “put their feet up” spiritually. I saw a picture of the Father holding the feet of one of His children in His hands, rubbing them. If that’s you, stop right now and put your feet in the Father’s hands! Surrender your own works, and allow the Lord to massage His oil into your soles and your soul! Rest until He releases fresh wisdom for how and where to walk and speak again. The apostle Peter wrote, “With the Lord, one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.” (2 Peter 3:8.) Yet I hear the Lord saying, “People desire the second part of that scripture (for its promise of quick acceleration) far more than they desire the first! I am Lord over time! My ability to multiply the time in each day means that as my children surrender each day to Me, their peace is multiplied, and they are free from the tyranny of the enemy’s pressure.” I feel a keen desire in the Father’s heart for those who will commit as much time in prayer as He requires in this season, trusting that extended rest will yield the very “acceleration” most tend to prefer. The phrase “put your feet up” is also a play on words, with yet another reminder to walk in higher realms! PRAYERS FOR YOUR STEPS
I pray that as you pray, your prayers will become your steps and you will partner with peace, not chaos! May you reproduce what you see happening in heaven, bringing heaven to earth in practical, prophetic ways. One word or picture from the Spirit of God is all it takes to set you back on the right course. And the good news you announce to others will bring victories only heaven can give! Deborah  
As I listened to the LORD this week, He brought to mind a clear exhortation, meant to help you take possession of the new things God is giving you this season. This exhortation appears in the Bible in both negative and positive forms. It comes as a warning and as a promise. Isaiah prophesies the warning to King Ahaz in 734 BCE, saying, “If you do not stand firm in faith, you will not stand at all.” (Isaiah 7:9, NIV) 100 years later, Jahaziel and King Jehoshaphat echo Isaiah's prophecy as a promise, saying, “Have faith in the LORD your God, and you will be upheld; have faith in His prophets, and you will be successful.” (2 Chronicles 20:20, NIV) These exhortations, both containing the same play on words in Hebrew, are repeated in other biblical passages as well. To understand their significance, we need to examine the contexts in which they are given.
Dear Friends,
One of the reasons why prophetic ministry is so essential to the church today is that only words sourced in the Spirit of God achieve the purposes of God. Scripture supports prophecy, and all good prophecy is founded upon Scripture: “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of Hosts.” (Zechariah 4:6) God must have a prophetic people through whom He can work effectively, lest He violate His own Word. For this reason, the Holy Spirit was poured out on all believers at Pentecost. Human reasoning is incapable of transformation. The mind of Christ must be accessed through faith, which is spiritual and relational trust, to tear down doctrines of demons and strongholds of deceit. We know the mind of Christ through the wisdom and teaching of the Holy Spirit. Revelatory words from God’s throne penetrate darkness and unlock secrets, bringing total transformation. Prophecy, like truth, may pierce the heart at first, but its goal is always to heal and restore relationships. In fact, one of the most beautiful applications of the prophetic is to facilitate healing. I want to share two illustrations of how healing comes through prophetic ministry. Dear Friends, The vision you’re about to read is simple on the surface, bringing encouragement to those who are praying for prodigals. Yet, like the deep well it describes, this vision is multi-dimensional, containing a deeper call to the prodigal ‘parts’ within each one of our hearts to come home. There is a strong call for believers to walk in a level of humility and Fear of the Lord that we often avoid when we choose to emphasize God’s grace over His severity. May the Holy Spirit continue to reveal to each one of us the areas we keep separate from Him, giving us great grace to return. Deborah Last week, I had the privilege of talking with our South Carolina House of Prayer leader, Angie Woodard, on her new "RELENTING WARRIOR" Podcast. We talked about Esther, David, and what it means to be a modern-day warrior for Jesus. Tune in to our 20-minute conversation on Apple, iHeart, Spotify, or your favorite podcast channel today! 
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AuthorA severe hearing loss from childhood caused Deborah Perkins to develop what she now calls her secret weapon: tuning in to God's voice. A Wellesley College graduate and an award-winning writer, Deborah is now a wife and mother of 3 boys. Deborah has devoted over 25 years to professional and lay Christian ministry in New England and beyond. Her passion is inspiring people to cultivate greater intimacy with God. 
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