The Daniel Fast

The Rainbow Pen!

 

Uplifting and Restoring Your Soul

 

 

May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of Heaven and Earth.

The highest Heavens belong to the Lord, but the Earth He has given to man.

It is not the dead who praise the Lord..... 

It is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. (Psalm 115:15-18 NIV)

In order to have the horizontal relationship with people that God intended, you must first have a strong vertical relationship with our Father God Almighty. You are a spirit being, with a soul in a body! The soul is the will, emotions and mind. You decide with your will; you feel with your emotions; and you think with your mind. When your thoughts and feelings and decisions coincide and are aligned, you generate miracles. When you receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior, you haven't received the fullness of your Salvation. Jesus' dying on the Cross partially covers your spiritual nakedness. God's righteousness comes down from Heaven and clothes the rest of your body. Thus as a royal priest, your spiritual garments are salvation and Christ's righteousness. In fact, your spirit is immediately redeemed, but your soul has to be processed over time.

The greatest key to revival is holy living. It is important to live a life that is pleasing to the Lord with holiness. You have a responsibility to do your part. Holiness is defined partly as an external thing that has to do with the way you dress, or the particular things you do or don't do. But it is first internal, a condition of the heart. In your heart you know the Holy Spirit will lead you to do things that are pleasing to the Lord. At the same time, your external behavior is important because there are certain things that you don't want to put into your ears. There are certain things that you don't want your eyes to see. You want to maintain purity as much as possible, because that also will attract the angels. They are able to see what you are emanating; what is radiating out of you.

Things like watching violent or suggestive television and other things of that sort, bring a kind of spiritual defilement. In the spirit realm, these things are very easily distinguished. Angels can tell what a person is emanating. If you are emanating the divine love and a life of purity,they want to be around you. Such things attract them. As angels can pick up on an impure thought life, evil spirits are attracted to impurity. Evil spirits can tell what a person is emanating. If you fill your mind with all sorts of garbage and filth, they will gather around that. Thoughts of self-centeredness, depression, impurity, immorality, and the like draw them.  So there is a way that you need to live that is holy and pleasing to the Lord, to create an atmosphere that is conducive to the Holy Spirit.

One of the keys to holy living is the spirit of humility. Learn to deflect every praise right back on the Lord. When you are spotted in a full-blown move of God's Spirit during a revival that you minister in, insist in your response that you didn't have much to do with it; and give all the glory to God as He carried the whole thing. God measures success completely differently from the way man does. We look at numbers and power, money and influence. God looks at obedience and humility. Success in God's eyes is to humble yourself before Him and to be obedient to Him, doing whatever He has told you to do, whatever it might be. That is where the spiritual empowerment or anointing comes from, and where the reward lies. Like Moses, learn and work to be the most humble person on the face of the Earth.

Don't seek supernatural encounters or angelic visitations for your own sake. That's the wrong focus. Instead, seek the Lord Himself, who is the initiator of such encounters. Draw near to Him in humility, with a submissive spirit that is ready to hear, learn, and obey. This is the key not only to intimacy with God, but also to spiritual victory. If you want to be closer to God, spend more time with Him. Read and meditate on, and study His Word. Open your heart to Him in prayer. Wait on Him expectantly, with your heart and mind tuned to hear His voice. The Lord honors and rewards those who wait humbly and expectantly on Him. If you want to know God's heart, love Him with all your heart. Spend time in His presence. He will draw near to you if you draw near to Him.

Set yourself aside to seek God for divine direction. And a spirit of holiness will fall on you. God will prompt you to yield to Him on deeper levels and holiness will be your lifestyle. Ask for great humility to sustain the move of God that is coming. Let this holiness attract heavenly encounters and angelic activity. Don't get distracted from intimacy with God by seeking the supernatural and miracles for your own sake. Part of your inheritance is the realm of the supernatural and miraculous. Keep things in perspective and don't get distracted from your relationship with God. Build intimacy with Him. Praise is key to your victory. So choose to praise Him with all your heart, tell of His wonders, and lift His name above all names. Sing His praises and declare to everyone you meet what God has done for you. What a season for giving Him your thanks and praises, despite your circumstances!