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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. Despite the encouragement of my advisors to publish today’s word, I trembled to do so, because I sensed a fiery urgency within it. 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 THE VISION As I prayed for the prodigals, I heard the Holy Spirit speak the words of Psalm 27:10 into my ears: “For my father and my mother have forsaken me, but the LORD will take me up.” (NASB) Immediately, I was given a vision of a deep well. The well was ancient, its black stones stacked row upon row around. It contained no water. Through no fault of his own, a prodigal had fallen into the well and was trying to climb out, like a modern-day Joseph. I did not see how the fall happened. I only knew that the prodigal had reached the point where they knew it was a matter of life or death. I also saw the Father standing at the foundation of the well. At the sound of the prodigal’s cry, I heard the Father’s voice say, “Stop trying to climb and come down here!” Contrary to what the prodigal expected, the way out was the way down! The Father was standing at the base of the well, waiting for the prodigal to “hit bottom.” Until that point, there was little hope of rescue. The prodigal returned to the bottom of the well, abandoning the futile climb, and yielded to the Father’s plea. Immediately, the Father took him into His arms. It was a beautiful picture of reunion - yet as I watched in this vision, my natural mind wondered how this would unfold; now there were two of them 'stuck' in the well! As if in answer to my thought, a rope was thrown down into the well from the top. Still holding onto the prodigal, the Father took hold of the rope, and both were raised to the top. Again, I heard the Spirit say (with an emphasis on the last word), “When Father and mother forsake me, the Lord will take me UP.” The single Hebrew word for “take me up” in Psalm 27 speaks of gathering up, collecting, or removing. I felt the Lord was highlighting not only the idea of gathering the fatherless and prodigals into His arms, rescuing them (as He did in the vision), but also the picture of ascension: the restoration of the spirit to Christ, in whom is all life, drink, and sustenance. For standing at the top of that well and holding the end of the rope was Jesus! (For a related vision, see America: Special Ops Angels are Being Released on a Divine Rescue Mission, a series of visions posted on 1.14.22) As I considered these things, the vision continued. I now saw three people standing together by the top of the well - Father, Son, and Prodigal. It was clear that the Son had “raised” the prodigal back to life, yet I felt compelled to ask, “What about the water?” Why isn’t there water in the well?” Spiritually, I was used to picturing believers as wells, with eternal life springing up out of them (John 4). I realized, however, that the well in the vision was not that kind of well. This was a well of sin, slavery, deception, and captivity. Looking more closely at Jesus, I saw that His entire body was not made of flesh, but of LIQUID. He was the water the prodigal needed! The Father’s strong arms had caught the prodigal at his lowest point, yet it was a connection to the life of the Lord that would ultimately sustain that prodigal, keeping him out of the well. The three left the well and began walking together across a sunlit desert land. The ground seemed as hard and dry as the stones in the well, but at last, there was light and freedom. The prodigal, of course, was never meant to be alone. He was meant to walk with both Father and Son on his journey. Engaging in the Spirit again as I watched in the vision, I asked, “Where are they going?” In response, I heard the sound of another prodigal's cry to their left. My view was expanded, and in front of the three who walked, all around that dry terrain, were more wells. Somehow, I knew that in each well, another prodigal was trapped down below. Yet I noticed that the Father, Son, and rescued prodigal did not stop at every well to help. They turned only to the wells where a cry could be heard coming up. This was not for lack of compassion, I knew, but for want of desperation. Both Father and Son knew the location of every prodigal in that land. Yet those prodigals had to reach the point where they were desperate enough to cry for help instead of attempting their own rescues. It was the sound of the cries that activated compassion, initiating each rescue. As the vision closed, I was reminded that there are wells of sin and deception just as there are wells of truth and living water. Wells of sin can be literal or spiritual places that trap prodigals, holding them captive and keeping them from moving forward into their callings. Wells of living water are spiritual and mobile, residing within the spirits of rescued believers who walk together in partnership with Father and Son. On the surface, I believe the Lord showed me this vision to encourage parents, friends, and intercessors that He is still ACTIVELY rescuing prodigals from their wells of sin and despair as they cry out to Him. Do not give up praying for these redeemed-but-lost ones! Pray for holy hunger and desperation to bring them to the place where they cry out for help. The Lord hears and will answer. Isaiah writes: “The LORD God is waiting to show how kind He is and to have pity on you. The LORD always does right; He blesses those who trust Him. People of Jerusalem, you don't need to cry anymore. The Lord is kind, and as soon as He hears your cries for help, He will come.” (Isaiah 30:19) Yet going deeper, I believe the Lord is issuing a fiery reminder for all believers in this hour. Both Jeremiah and Paul wrestled with the deceitfulness of their hearts. Jeremiah wrote: “I the Lord search the heart and examine the mind, to reward each person according to their conduct, according to what their deeds deserve.” The apostle Paul asked to “Consider… the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in His kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.” ~Romans 11:22, NIV The level of our obedience, represented in this vision by the LOWEST level the prodigal could go, is the true measure or “level” of our ascent. The messages are clear: we cannot ascend in the Spirit on our own power, nor can we coerce another prodigal to return! For 42 chapters, a righteous man, Job, failed to recognize that salvation came not by his own reasoning or self-righteousness, but by the mercy of God. Until Job saw the despicability of his humanity and cried out in humility and repentance, he remained in captivity to his God-allowed afflictions. (Job 42:11.) Difficult as it is to watch sometimes, God’s Kingdom honors and waits for engagement at a heart level. Nothing short of godly sorrow and repentance will make the cut, nor should we want it to! We cannot allow the sin nature or the spirit of religion to defile the holiness of the Spirit realm. Ascension, union, and fellowship originate in the perfect timing and will of the Spirit of God as we yield, cry out for help, and conform to His ways. We must continue to pray for prodigals to come home! Yet more deeply, the mature among us must also choose our own endings: will we keep striving to justify ourselves before God, or will we daily yield to the Father of our Spirits and live? I hear the Lord saying once again: “Seek me and live! Do not seek Bethel, do not go to Gilgal, do not journey to Beersheba. For Gilgal will surely go into exile, and Bethel will be reduced to nothing. Seek the Lord and live, or He will sweep through the tribes of Joseph like a fire; it will devour them, and Bethel will have no one to quench it. There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.” (Amos 5:4-7 NIV) PRAY WITH ME: Father, today we lift up every prodigal heart to You. Thank you for the limitless compassion and mercy that causes You to answer each one who calls to You for help! Thank you that Your eyes are searching the earth for those whose hearts are fully committed to you. You deserve nothing less. May the prodigals become hungry and thirsty enough to cry out for Your goodness and righteousness again. Whether near or far, may they daily long to come “home” to Your heart, finding acceptance, love, and nurture in our faith. More so, if we find parts of our own hearts pierced by Your vision, may we be quick to repent! We praise You that no matter how far down we have fallen, You are there to heal and restore (Psalm 139:8). We choose the good ending you have for us as you continue to rescue and sanctify us! The sin barrier preventing return has been removed by Your precious Blood. (Is. 59:1-2, Eph. 2:13, Col. 1:20.) We cover EVERY prodigal heart today with the barrier of the Blood of the Lamb. May Your rescuing love surround each one so that they are untouchable by the enemy. May the scarlet thread of Christ’s blood become their lifeline! We prophesy RELEASE to the captives and RETURN for those among us who have strayed. We believe even the captives of the mighty are delivered by Your power (Isaiah 49:24-26). Gather them up into your arms, Father, and let them ascend with You again to their rightful places in Christ. Rescue the perishing, Lord, and help us to partner with You as You do so. May our prodigal stories become the testimonies that set others free. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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Dear Friends, During worship this morning, I was overtaken by the Presence of the Lord. As I set my heart to listen, I heard Him whisper over and over, “I AM WITH YOU TO THE END!” Areas of doubt and unbelief seemed to vanish as His Presence saturated fearful places in my heart with His peace. Glory to God, there is nothing like the Presence of Jesus! Great reassurance surrounded me as Jesus spoke of His faithfulness and ability to guard the ones entrusted to Him, even to the very end. He is not leaving or abandoning His Body in these end times! He is with us now and will be with us to the very end of the age (Matthew 28:20). While I know these words are familiar to most believers, I cannot emphasize enough how reassuring and essential these words sounded at the time. As I continued to rest in His Presence, the Lord expanded my vision, revealing His heart for several groups of people in particular. These words are not simply meant to comfort the Body concerning the end times. They are meant to impart much-needed life, health, hope, and endurance. I encourage you to read through this word to the end to hear what the Lord might be saying to you! As that wonderful phrase “I am with you to the end” continued to resound and echo in my Spirit, I was comforted by Christ’s awareness of the end-time struggles we are facing worldwide. As one of my pastors once put it, “the Creator became a creation and did not exempt Himself from suffering.”* Jesus understands it all and is with us in it all. THE ELDERLY In this encounter, I first saw the Lord sustaining the elderly, whose bodies felt weary and weak. He was comforting those who wondered whether they could make it to the end of their journeys. I saw Jesus speaking and releasing fresh strength to the aged. His words sustained their physical bodies, invigorating them from within and forming an unbreakable shield around them. I felt a tangible reassurance that nothing could happen to them apart from His divine will. If this is you today, know that you are both eternally and temporally SECURE in Him, no matter how your body feels. THE SICK After this, I saw the sick, especially those who had been fighting long battles with illness. I knew beyond a doubt that the power of Christ to heal had not been nullified. Healing was still readily available! I sensed a great desire in Christ’s heart to PARTNER with those who are sick. Jesus has not given up on the afflicted, but in many cases the enemy has caused them to partner with unbelief through multiple medical diagnoses and delays. Yet in this case, the source of healing was not in the medical treatments. As the sick turned their hearts to the Lord, choosing to trust in His Word, healing began to manifest from the inside out. Spirits and souls realigned with the power of God’s Word, wisdom was released, and illnesses began to vanish. In this encounter, ancient, unchanging truths about healing came alive, not from an external source or outpouring, but from internal emotional restoration, which was the key to the physical manifestations. VISIONARIES & KINGDOM-BUILDERS Next, I saw many believers carrying God-given visions and assignments in their hearts. They had begun to work or build correctly, but progress had stopped. Right in the middle, it seemed that the vision had suddenly dried up; future steps were unclear. Here again, I sensed the Lord saying He was with them “to the end.” He was just as near to those stuck in the middle as He was at the beginning! Yet He was looking for visionaries to return their gazes to Him. I saw the Lord watching and waiting until visionaries’ eyes were redirected from the blueprints back to the Architect. The goal was not as important as the relationship! These builders were building legitimate, godly designs, but the Master Builder was also still building hearts. The Lord wants to hold builders’ hearts as tightly as builders hold to their visions. He will make adjustments as necessary, using “downtimes” as an incentive to return fully to Him. I heard the Lord say He will see each vision to completion as these builders continue to partner with Him, prioritizing the relationship over any previously-assigned tasks. THE “FORGOTTEN” & DISILLUSIONED Finally, I saw a group of people who had begun their spiritual journeys with great encounters, expectations, power, and deep experiences in God. However, the excitement of early days had diminished, and now they felt they were living in a dry spell. They wondered whether God had forgotten them. For some, this spiritual desert had lasted not for months, but for years. Hope was nearly gone and disappointment made these believers wonder whether they would ever experience God like that again. The enemy had used the opportunity to condemn, and it was tempting to give up completely. To this group of disillusioned ones, I heard the Lord say. “I AM FAITHFUL!” Christ’s faithfulness eclipsed any human failures or temptations. I knew that He was eager to restore and renew relationships to the depth each person would allow. I saw a beautiful transformation of hearts taking place as believers chose to take hold of their faith again, rejecting rejection and disappointment. They were reawakened to the fullness and vitality of God’s life within. HE IS ALPHA AND OMEGA Above all, in all these scenarios, the Lord highlighted the need for continued TRUST in Him to reach the desired end. When the end is not clear; when we feel stuck in the middle of a trial or a process, it’s not reaching the end that is important, but leaning into Jesus step by step, with wholehearted trust that HE is the Alpha and Omega. He will bring it all to pass! I see an anointing for ENDURANCE being released among believers today, a “finishing” anointing not based on personal grit or human resilience, but on PURE FAITH in the One who will be with us to the very end of our journeys. Like us, Jesus has suffered. He has been faithful and has overcome all. He is revealing Himself once again as the Mighty Warrior, Faithful and True, who embraces linen-clothed saints when they worship, then leads them into victorious war (Revelation 19:6-8; 11-14)! May the Overcoming One release fresh empowerment to you today to finish well, whether you are finishing your race, completing a vision, weathering a trial, or rebuilding your relationship with the Holy Spirit. He is with you to the very end! ~Deborah
*Matthew 16:21; from an undated sermon by Pastor Deryck Frye, Connect Community Church, Ashland MA.
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For the past week, the Lord has brought me into several encounters concerning His deep desire to give members of His Bride both a VOICE and a VISION.
Many in the Body of Christ went through severe trials and testing prior to Passover. Many battled the devourer at the gates of destiny and were victorious. Those overcoming ones now stand at the threshold of a new season with new opportunities! I believe the Lord wants to establish you and pour out power and anointing you have not experienced before as you begin to advance and conquer more of your promised land. He wants you to have a voice and a vision! 
Early on this first day of Nisan 2025 (Aviv/spring on the Jewish calendar), I felt the burdens and heaviness of God’s people who have been walking through unexpected darkness and trials. The enemy has sent unrelenting pressure lately to weary many, causing some to doubt God’s goodness. If this is you, what once felt easy may suddenly seem tedious or overwhelming. You have little motivation; your soul feels dry and brittle. The battles with self and sin have drained you of energy, and the joy of prayer seems to have been snuffed out. To illustrate this, the Lord took me into a vision of the tabernacle as I prayed. My husband and I have a secret candy drawer in our home now, a recent addition. I found a little side table on a day trip we took a few months ago; it matched my office furniture perfectly, being from the same maker. Delighted, I refinished the table and set it up in our living room. 
Dear friends, For several days the Lord has urged me to release words of COMFORT for those who are struggling at this time. I believe there is a deep work of healing and restoration taking place in the Body of Christ to counter the brokenness and grief so many are feeling. I hear the Lord saying He wants to bring an end to present trauma and tears. This is a time to receive heaven’s comfort in exchange for your sorrow. 
Dear Friends, As I prepared to mentor a group of prophetic believers last week, I asked the Lord what His greatest desire was for them. In response, He said, “I want them to be WITH ME where I am.” (John 17:24) I sensed a deep longing in the Lord’s heart for His people - especially His prophets - to ABIDE in the hidden place where He lives, which is high above earthly chaos; far above palaces, politics, and powers. 
Dear Friends, As I encountered the Lord in prayer today, I felt great encouragement in the Spirit. I could see the battles raging in the Spirit, yet I heard the Lord say that in these times of turmoil, those who LISTEN will hear His voice LOUDER and MORE CLEARLY than ever before. The enemy's warfare is substantial; even relentless. Yet I saw that believers who responded with INSTANT OBEDIENCE to the words, strategies, or instructions the Lord gave personally would find places of DEEP REST and SUSTAINED STRENGTH that were available no other way. 
Dear Friends, For several weeks now as I’ve listened to the Lord, I have felt such a fiery passion in His heart for intimacy with His Bride! There is a loud cry and a standing invitation in the Spirit for the Body of Christ to “come up higher” and abide in an ascended place of intimacy with our risen Lord. I had a vision of the enemy trying to advance ahead of the Bride, digging ditches and depressions along the path and desiring to trip her. But her intimacy with the Lord and her ability to walk in the Spirit kept her high above such traps. Even as Satan is trying to disturb and deconstruct heaven’s influence on earth, God is shaking demonic foundations and bringing heaven to earth! Specifically, I’ve been drawn to Christ’s words to the church of Philadelphia in Revelation. I’ve heard the Lord say that in order for His Bride to be a present-day overcomer, there are two doors she must access. Two doors must always remain open. The first door is the door to the Kingdom of Heaven. 
Dear Friends, There are so many wonderful prophetic words concerning the amazing glory and vindication the Body of Christ is beginning to experience. My heart is stirred with faith and expectancy to see God continue to empower His Body in greater ways and with the fullness of His Spirit! At the same time, there is even greater resistance from the enemy, who continues to do everything in his power to stop the advance of God’s army. Today, I want to share with you a powerful vision the Lord gave me to show us how to overcome this resistance! 
Dear Friends, Through multiple encounters in prayer this week, the Lord has been highlighting Acts 16, speaking to me about “prison breaks” and breakthroughs coming for the Body of Christ. Those who have felt “locked up” in impossible situations for so long are about to see supernatural breakthroughs as the Lord Himself unlocks prison doors on your behalf, bringing you out into new places of freedom! This is what the Lord says: "Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears; for your work will be rewarded," declares the Lord, "and (your children) will return from the land of the enemy." ~ Jeremiah 31:16-17, NASB Dear Friends: In this Jewish month of Tevet, I believe the Lord is challenging His Beloved not just to grow up, but to give up! He is looking for those whose hearts are fully surrendered, or given up, to Him. God's desire for your wholeheartedness is not selfish. In fact, it is your best form of protection. Your choice can be a matter of life and death. As a Christian, the war you fight against a satanic enemy is a war over your heart. All other wars are rooted in this foundational battle over the dominion and territory of the heart. (See James 4:1-4.) God wants you to win this war. Yet in order to win the war, you must humble yourself and surrender to God. To fail to surrender is to become God's enemy. The Lord once said to me: “A surrendered heart is all I need. No matter what you are going through, your surrender to Me is the key to victory. You may not have all the answers; you may not even see the way ahead of you, but a simple surrendering of yourself once again is the yieldedness that will allow Me to move you forward.” 
Dear Friends, Two weeks ago the Lord asked me to call a dear friend, a watchman/intercessor I highly respect, to deliver a very simple challenge: "Just Jesus." Those two words, the Lord said, were an invitation for my friend to close the doors temporarily on all external sources of "noise" or information-gathering in order to recalibrate the ears to just one sound: the voice of God. I knew this would not be easy; turning off phones, news, YouTube, and even the Kingdom sounds of other prophetic voices is a daunting task today! Yet I saw the Lord sitting patiently and quietly nearby, waiting - as any good guest might - for His Brides' full attention. 
In 2010 my husband and I had an angelic encounter in which the Lord revealed a progressive sequence of events that would take place in coming years. Although I have only spoken once publicly about this encounter, the Lord compelled me to share a few of the highlights with you again today. He who loves purity of heart and whose speech is gracious, will have the King as his friend. ~Proverbs 22:11
Dear Friends,
The current Hebrew month of “Elul” is such a beautiful time to celebrate the nearness of our King! As I’ve meditated on this traditional Jewish time of preparation leading up to the “Days of Awe,” the Lord has drawn me back into the story of Ruth and Boaz. Within this ancient text are keys for how we must partner with our heavenly “Boaz” - King Jesus - today. You may remember that like Christ, Boaz returns to his field at harvest time to check on his servants and reapers. Like Christ, he probably wonders: “Will I find faithfulness in my land? Will my fields be well tended and my full harvest come in?” (Luke 18:8) What Boaz finds becomes the seed for an incredible story of redemption and new beginnings. Ruth is the eighth book of the Bible. While it is set in the time of the Judges, Ruth’s story has unique applications for us now. THE CURSEIn a time of economic and political instability as well as spiritual decline, a man named Elimilech (meaning “My God is King”), encounters a famine in Bethlehem. Yet instead of remaining in the Promised Land, he moves his wife (Naomi) and their two sons to Moab, a nation hostile to Israel. This is no easy, local move: Moab is at best 1800 miles from Bethlehem; roughly a month's journey on foot. Whether motivated by fear or faulty human reasoning, Elimilech runs from a problem instead of facing it. His decision proves to be fatal: Elimilech’s two sons marry Moabite women (Ruth and Orpah) and eventually all three men die, leaving three widows destitute in a foreign country. Naomi sums up the experience this way: “I left full (with a husband and two sons), but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi (“pleasantness”), since the Lord has testified against me and the Almighty has afflicted me?” (Ruth 1:21) Naomi and Elimilech's story is a picture of a curse in action. After these deaths, Naomi hears that God has actually been taking care of His people in Judah, giving them food in a time of famine. It would have been better to trust God than to run from the problems! Think about it: in the space of just ten years in Moab, Naomi loses not one but three intimate family members. She is abandoned by one of her daughters-in-law and winds up penniless except for an unredeemed piece of land in Bethlehem. To reclaim her inheritance, Naomi and Ruth must begin a long journey back home. How does this apply today? The journey symbolizes an urgent “return” to God that many people need to make right now, lest we, too, encounter worse situations in dire times. God’s mercy is still available even to unbelievers - the “Ruths” among us - who are hungry for the Lord and His Word. But wholehearted return is often a long journey through death, grief, bitterness of soul, facing the fears, and encountering spiritual famine or impoverishment. The journey is hard, but it is meant to restore. Throughout the journey, Ruth remains a faithful, comforting companion to Naomi, even pledging her life to the God of Israel. The meaning of Ruth’s name is “Compassionate Friend.” Like New Testament Cornelius, Ruth’s hard work during the harvest season, her bold loyalty, and her generous devotion are noticed by others. They earn her, in the end, a fruitful place in the lineage of Jesus. Ruth’s son becomes David’s grandfather. THE BLESSINGReturning to God always carries a blessing with it, and Ruth’s story illustrates just how wonderful the blessings of friendship with the Lord can be. From Boaz’s first words in Ruth 2:4, we see a Christ-like figure who speaks blessings over his people. He cares for the condition of his workers, not just his crops. As this symbolic “King” returns to his field, Boaz hears of Ruth’s faithfulness and submission while she exercises the biblical right of the poor to glean at the edges of his field. When Jesus returns to the field of this world once again, will He find your faithfulness, too? Like the servants with the talents (Matthew 25:14-30), Ruth has used any skills or strength she possesses to labor from dawn to dusk for her food. As a result, Boaz blesses her with more. Ruth is “promoted” from gleaning to reaping as Boaz commands his reapers to undo their work, pulling stalks of grain from bundles already gathered. She is promoted again when she moves from doing the work of reaping to bearing fruit herself. Boaz’s interactions with Ruth release 12 blessings:
This is what Jesus does for His friends. While it’s easy to see the connections between Boaz and Christ in these twelve blessings, I believe that Ruth's story also holds significant prophetic weight for us in our current season. Just as Boaz blessed Ruth with protection and provision, so God will protect and provide for those families who remain in or return to Him at this hour, even in times of famine. Whether this lack is experienced naturally or spiritually, the Lord intends to satisfy those who come to Him with bread from His table (Isaiah 55). Christ teaches in Matthew 13 that the reapers are the angels. There is a powerful partnership with angelic reapers available to all believers at this time. Where you have labored tirelessly like Ruth, there is promotion and acceleration available to you as you lean in to the supernatural help God is providing through His Spirit. Ask the Lord for these ministering and reaping angels to bring supernatural help as you labor for your harvest! We are in a time of “winnowing,” where wheat is clearly being separated from the chaff. Yet for Ruth and for believers today, the time of winnowing can become the time of promotion! It is at the threshing floor that Ruth receives her greatest reward: the promise of a covering and full redemption by her soon-to-be bridegroom. Notice that Ruth had to walk in a precarious place of integrity and trust throughout her difficult journey. While she grieved, she retained honor for her elders; worked tirelessly for little pay while obeying the laws of the land; had the boldness to approach her “redeemer” undercover, in the darkness of night; and found courage to invite Boaz to partner with her. Deep trust and strong faith are necessary components for relationships that work in difficult situations. Steps of bold faith - not running from hard times - will lead you into God's current places of provision. It is through this tiny “community” of three faithful people - two of them extremely broken but yielded to God - that healing, restoration, and the continuation of a family line are preserved. It is through these three faithful people - Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz - that healing and restoration are made possible for the world as the generational line of Christ is continued! (Matthew 18:19-20.) Faithful, intimate alignment with God in today's “winnowing” season is a key to receiving the fullness of your inheritance! God is waiting for you to ask Him for your full inheritance in prayer. Alignment with others who share a similar commitment to excellence and integrity is essential to your survival! THE "KING IN THE FIELD" SEEKS FRIENDSProverbs 22:11 describes the type of person who has the King as his friend. It is someone whose heart, like Ruth’s, is pure, and who celebrates purity of heart in others. It is someone whose words, like Boaz’s, are governed by the law of kindness, even in times of deep loss, hardship, or alienation. When the “King is in your field,” as He is in this beautiful story of Ruth, you’ll see a shift from poverty to blessing. Widowhood to marriage. Bitterness to joy. Gleaning to reaping. Scraps to sheaves. Famine to harvest. Isolation to friendship. Barrenness to fruitfulness. Vulnerability to protection. Alienation to covenant! My prayer for you today contains words from the book of Ruth: Blessed is the Lord who has not left you without a Redeemer! May His Name become famous through you. May He be the One who restores your life and sustains you in old age as you devote yourself to serving Him faithfully; in season and out of season. May you never be afraid to stand your ground when famine or loss strikes. May you have the courage to always return to God, even if your soul must journey from very far away. May you receive the fullness of your own inheritance in Christ as you seek to remain intimately within the protection of His covering. May you find refuge under His outstretched wings. Amen. Deborah 
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Dear Friends, Early in the morning on 8.13.22, the Lord drew me into an encounter with Him. I heard Him say: “The scepter of wickedness will not remain over the land of the righteous.” (Psalm 125:3.) I was immediately shown a vision of a “scepter of wickedness.” It resembled a rough, brown branch or wooden staff, much like a walking stick. Carved into it were words like “slavery;” “debt;” “fear;” “poverty;” “borrower;” “bribery;” “money;” and “interest.” All the words on this scepter spoke specifically of economic oppression that was being inflicted worldwide through ungodly leaders. The Lord then highlighted three Scriptures. The first was 1 Timothy 6:10: “For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.” In context, 1 Timothy 6 warns believers about false teachers, greed and covetousness along with the need for us to guard the “deposits” of faith and contentment we have made for eternity. The second scripture was Matthew 19:21. Here, Jesus responds to a rich young ruler’s question, saying: “If you want to be perfect (mature; complete), go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.” The third scripture was from Matthew 6:24: “You cannot serve God and mammon.” 
Dear Friends, In a series of encounters over the past week, the Lord has been speaking to me of His “Eagles”: those believers and warriors who have taken the time to rest deeply in the Lord, heal, listen, and prepare themselves for the future. These Eagles are trained to soar! Like great birds perched on the Master Falconer’s arm, they are awaiting His signal and ready to be released. I believe there will be a time very soon when these Eagles are corporately released. They will know by the Spirit what they are to do, both individually and in collaboration with each other. Their visionary leadership and heightened perspective in stormy times will be a great asset to the Body of Christ! Dear Friends,I hear the Lord saying to the weary: “I am your Lifeline and your Rescuer!” In a vision this week, I saw the Lord Jesus holding a thick rope which extended from heaven to earth. His desire was to rescue His people by drawing them up higher with Him in the Spirit. The ones who took hold of the Lord to ascend in this way were deposited on a cloud in the heavens. All around them was darkness. I heard the Lord say that He was a “Lifeline” and a “Rescuer.” When I asked the Lord about the cloud, which was very high above earth and surrounded by a vast space, He spoke into my ears a verse from Psalm 18:19: “He brought me out into a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” 
Dear Friends, Times of stress can make us feel as though we have been thrown overboard, tossed from the safety and comfort of our ships into a tumultuous sea. Traumatic events - whether injuries, losses, wars, or relational fractures - shock our systems like a plunge into cold water, momentarily destabilizing us. All we can do, it seems, is watch as waves and wind batter and shatter the only sources of security we have ever known! We are living in a time of unprecedented trauma, when storms of epic proportions are being unleashed against our world. It’s a time of compounded trauma: each event triggers another. Stress is emerging like bands of a storm, wanting to draw us into the very center of its turmoil. King David expressed so well how this feels. He wrote: “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.” (2 Samuel 22:5-6) It is important for the Bride of Christ to remember that her security is in Christ alone, not in things she might hold dear. “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” (2 Corinthians 5:17) Although it may seem like the Lord Himself has cut your lifeline and detached you from the safety of any “ship” you have relied on in the past, I believe this SEVERING from the old is what’s necessary for a stronger TETHERING to your empowered, new-creation life! Christ in you is the hope of glory! I hear the Spirit saying: “We have this hope as an anchor for our souls.” 
“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the LORD of hosts.” ~Malachi 3:1 Dear Friends, This week, I was working my way through a checklist as I prepared to welcome family and friends home for the holidays. As I went to sleep one night, I marveled at how quickly my list seemed to have been completed; there were only one or two items left for me to take care of. I was delighted to find myself two full days ahead of my own schedule! Then, early this morning, I was overtaken by the Fear of the Lord as I sat quietly with Him. As God's unmistakable Presence enveloped me I heard the Him say “The Master of the House is coming to visit His Vineyard.” WATCH AND PRAY! GOD IS POSITIONING YOU TO RELEASE THE LIGHT OF HIS GLORY AROUND THE WORLD11/16/2021
For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
~2 Corinthians 4:6 Dear Friends, Early in the morning on November 14, 2021, I was worshiping Jesus, inviting Him to share His heart. He began speaking to me about “The watch of the Lord.” Intercessors often describe the “watch of the Lord” as an all-night prayer meeting; watching and praying for Israel; or perhaps being “watchful” against the enemy. All are essential! Yet at this particular time, I felt a strong desire in Christ’s heart for us to remember to WATCH HIM. 
In September of this year, at the close of Rosh Hashanah, I had an encounter with the Lord Jesus in what seemed to be the throne room of heaven. The focus of the encounter was on specific sons and daughters who had felt pressured by the enemy to step away from their God-given callings or divine destinies. For a variety of reasons, these chosen ones had adopted a “wait-and-see” attitude concerning God's current Kingdom plans. I saw that the Lord wanted to reignite faith and boldness in these disillusioned leaders. He is breaking off demonic hindrances of apathy and reluctance, encouraging them to fulfill their destiny in His amazing Kingdom plan! |
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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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