WE ARE GOD'S TRUMPETS OR VOICES IN AND ON THE EARTH!!

Sharing more definitions with you.

When I was growing up, I always believed that when Jesus came back, he'd step out on a cloud and blow a "trumpet". The only trumpet I ever knew about was a brass instrument. Now that I know the truth, I realize that it was "brass" speaking and not "gold!" I know now that we have to do more than just listen to someone else or just read the Word of God, but we have got to STUDY the Word of God!! We must spoudazo [spoo-dad'zo] the Word! Meaning, we must use speed, be prompt, put forth an earnest effort, endeavor to be diligent, and labour in STUDY of GOD'S WORD, so we can know the DEEPER things of God!! We've been "shallow" too long! The night is "far spent!" It is time to move into and walk in the LIGHT!

I realize there are musical trumpets that are used musically, but God has TRUMPETS too, and they are the VOICES of His people!! In scripture they are voices; they are messages!!

(Isaiah 58:1) "Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy VOICE like a TRUMPET, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins."
(1 Corinthians 15:51-52) "Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last TRUMP: for the TRUMPET shall SOUND, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed!"

The words Trumpet and Sound come from the same root word, "salpigx [sal-pinx] from the idea of quaver (uttering or singing with a particular kind of sound); and the idea of reverberating (returning of sound or re-echoing)! Meaning, God wants us to "return" to the place the ADAM PEOPLE were in the beginning before they fell; and "re-echo", or "say" what they were "saying" in the beginning before they fell!!

What is the place? Being in the Kingdom, a place of dominion, authority, power, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, divine health, eternal life, wealth, peace, joy, righteousness, ruling, and reigning!!!

What was being said? As God is, so are we! This is not self exaltation! It's knowing who you are in God and who God is in you! It is in Him we live, move, and have our being! We are Alpha people! All the above we have and we are! For "as He is, so are we in this world"! (1 John 4:17).

(Revelation 4:1) After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first VOICE which I heard was as it were of a TRUMPET TALKING with me; which SAID, "Come UP hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter."

(Revelation 1:8) "I am ALPHA and OMEGA, the beginning and the ending, saith the LORD, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the ALMIGHTY"!! [THIS WAS THE LORD SPEAKING!]

(Revelation 1:10) "I was in the spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a GREAT VOICE, as of a TRUMPET, saying, "I am ALPHA and OMEGA, the first and the last! [THIS WAS US SPEAKING!] Because when John turned to "see the voice that spake" he saw seven candlesticks and in the midst of the candlesticks "one like unto" the Son of man! These are the ones that have become ONE WITH HIM IN THE EARTH!! AS HE IS, SO ARE WE!
WE ARE SAYING WHAT HE SAYS! GLORY TO GOD!! HALLELUYAH!!!!

WE ARE GOD'S TRUMPETS OR VOICES IN AND ON THE EARTH!!

Stay blessed!

- Pastor Gracie Perry

Mountains

I want to share another definition with you in relation to mountains.
Mountains (web): "a land mass that rises above its surroundings and is higher than a hill".

In Hebrew it's the word "har" which is a range of hills; mount, promotion [syn: advancement, elevation, forward, raised].

Greek (or'os) to rise or rear, as lifting itself above the plain.

Mountain is spiritually a high place; a place higher than your surroundings!

We are surrounded by many evils: things and people that can cause physical harm; all kinds of sicknesses and diseases; torments; worries; frustrations; poverty; etc. But in CHRIST we can rise above any attacks the devil may bring our way. Because greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world. (1 John 4:4)

Isaiah 57:13 states, "But he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain."

When Jesus taught the disciples what we call the beatitudes, he went up into a mountain, a place "above" where they were! (Matthew 5:1).

That's why we need more than just INFORMATION about the Word of God, but we also need REVELATION!

Mountains are high places, and they are KINGDOMS!!!

Matthew 17:1-3 tells of when Jesus was transfigured before Peter, James and John. He took them up into a "HIGH MOUNTAIN APART" and appeared to them in light, which was the KINGDOM!!

Jesus said in Matthew 16:28, "There be some standing here which shall not taste of death, till you see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom!"

Peter, James and John saw it in Matthew 17:1-3!! Jesus took the "apart" from where they WERE to a HIGHER place!! In that higher place, they could truly SEE HIM AS HE WAS! He was LIGHT! The Kingdom is LIGHT [knowledge, wisdom, dominion, authority, righteousness, power, joy, peace!]. HALLELUYAH!!

(1 Corinthians 4:20) "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in POWER"! Meaning, "dunamis" {force, miraculous power, mighty work, strength, ability, abundance!}.

It is the Power from above or of God working in us to overcome any obstacle!

(Romans 14:17) For the KINGDOM of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy IN THE HOLY GHOST!

It shall come to pass in the last days, that the MOUNTAIN of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the MOUNTAINS, and shall be EXALTED ABOVE the hills; and all NATIONS shall flow into it!! (Isaiah 2:2)

THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE KINGDOM, WHICH IS A PLACE OF POWER!!!!!

In Daniel Chapter 2, Daniel speakes of a stone cut out without hands which smote the image, and the stone became a GREAT MOUNTAIN, and filled the whole earth. This is the MOUNTAIN OR KINGDOM that the nations are now flowing into!! THIS MOUNTAIN OR KINGDOM is Jesus Christ Himself! He WAS and IS the STONE! "The STONE which the builders rejected, the same IS BECOME the HEAD of the corner" (Matthew 21:42)(Mark 12:10)! He WAS the KINGDOM of GOD walking around on two feet!! CHRIST is the MOUNTAIN or KINGDOM that the nations are NOW flowing into!!

The kingdom is NOT OFF BEYOND THE BLUE, the KINGDOM is in you!! Luke 17:21 "Neither shall they say, Lo here or lo there: for BEHOLD, THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU!!
Those that the KINGDOM is in, and they are in the KINGDOM, it is because they have been RAISED, ADVANCED, ELEVATED to a higher place in God than those that reject the REVELATION TRUTHS OF GOD! And that places them on TOP of the MOUNTAIN, or shall I say, "ON TOP OF THE MOUNT ZION"!!!!!!!!! A HIGH PLACE IN GOD!!! (Revelation 14)! HALLELUYAH!!!

MUCH LOVE!
- Pastor Gracie Perry

New Converts

I extend a word of encouragement to you as a new convert. Even though you’re unfamiliar with this new relationship, God has already made provision that you can know the one whom you’re in relationship with.

The word relationship means: the state of being related and connected. St. John 1:12 says “But as many as received him, (Jesus) to them gave he power to become the sons of God”. This applies to you the moment you receive Jesus into your heart by faith. Immediately you become connected to the true vine. (St. John 15:1)

Your formal father, the god of this world, once had your minds blinded toward receiving Jesus. (II Corinthians 4:4). The light of the Word of God causes light to shine into your heart to drive out darkness. Be mindful that presently you are a babe in Christ. (! Peter 2:2) It’s your responsibility to desire the sincere milk of the Word of God that will help you grow out of your carnal mind, ways of thinking and doing things. Isaiah 55:8 says that God’s thoughts “are not your thoughts and neither are your ways my (God’s) ways”.

I exhort you to take time out to learn of Jesus, for he is “meek and lowly in heart”. (Matthew 11:29) 2 Timothy 2:15 says to study to show yourselves approved unto God, that you learn of your new relationship and whom you’re living for. God has not purposed you to be ignorant, but that you understand what His will is for your life. (1 Corinthians 10:1)
Remember the devil hasn’t gone anywhere; he still exists. He’s continuously roaming about
"seeking whom he may devour". (1 Peter 5:8) As a babe, there are things you don’t know. Satan
purposes to take advantage of you by speaking to your mind saying:
1. You’re not saved.
2. You don’t feel anything; go ahead and do this or that

You must know that he is a liar and the father of lies. (John 8:44) Know that you are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8) Making the right confession from your heart causes you to continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of God. "For with the heart, man believeth unto righteousness” and confession is made with the mouth. (Romans 10:10) The Word of God that you believe with your heart is a reality, and you can testify to that. You can be able to testify concerning the truth of salvation and being in relationship with the savior of the world. (St. John 3:11)

I encourage you to assemble where the Word of God is going forth. You must be taught his ways, taught how to walk in his path, and keep his commandments. (Micah 4:4) Many things are being taught that are contrary to what God says. Not knowing the truth causes one to enter back into bondage. Be not entangled with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1) Christ has made you free! Choose to stay free.

Do not allow the words “I can’t” to come out of your mouth. A willing mind and teachable spirit is accepted unto God. (2 Corinthians 8:12) You can and will do all things through Christ which strengthens you. (Philippians 4:13) Choose to live unto Jesus. Be a shining light in this dark world that men may see your good works and the Father be glorified in you. (Matthew 4:16)

In Jesus Name,
Minister Linda Lawrence

Clouds and God's People - One in the Same!

Allow me to share this revelation with you. Let's look at clouds for a minute.

In the natural, a cloud is a visible mass of vapor. There are different kinds of clouds. There are low clouds called stratus and stratocumulus, which are seen near the earth. There are middle clouds called altostratus, altocumulus, and nimbostratus, that are higher than the low clouds. Then there are the high clouds, called cirrus, cirrostratus, and cirrocumulus, which appear very high in the sky. Just like the clouds, the people of God are of more than one height in the spirit. In Jesus speaking to the church at Laodicea, He said that they were neither cold nor hot, but lukewarm. God wants us on fire for and in His kingdom!

In scripture, God used them miraculously! When God brought the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage, He used the cloud as a guide for His people. Exodus 13:21-22 "And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people."

Let's take a look at the revelation in this. In Hebrews 12:1, we "are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses". What cloud of witnesses? Those who have died or shed their garments and moved into the spirit realm; those who are spoken of in Hebrews Chapter 11, and those before them. At that time, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and others were in the cloud.
1 Corinthians 10:1-2 "Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea." There were people in the cloud!

In Exodus 16:10, the Israelites were in the wilderness, and saw the glory of the Lord appear in the cloud. Exodus 24:16 "And the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day He called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud." God was in the cloud.
Numbers 9:15-23 reads that "on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle", and the people journeyed according to the cloud. (2 Chronicles 5:13-14) states that when Solomon dedicated the temple, the cloud appeared! Notice here that the praise and thanksgiving of the people and use of the musical instruments unto the LORD was very powerful. It invoked the presence of that cloud "so that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud - for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God!" My God!

Those in the spirit realm wanted to keep fellowship with the people of God! Once the children of Israel are taken captive into Babylon, you don't hear anything else about the cloud until Mark 9:1-7 and Luke 9:28-34 when Jesus took Peter, James and John with Him up on the mountain where He was transfigured before them. The cloud appears and so does Moses and Elias, and God spoke out of the cloud that overshadowed them! There were people in the cloud! We are compassed with a great cloud of witnesses now! There is a spirit realm that we cannot see with our natural eyes that surrounds us, and our loved ones that are gone on are in that realm right here where we are! They are not off beyond the blue; they are right here witnessing all we go through. That's why we must overcome right here and right now so that we can deliver them! (Hebrews 11:39-40 & Hebrews 12:1). I have to point this out! In Luke 9:34, isn't it amazing how they entered the cloud and didn't die and sail off to do it! All you have to do is get into a high place in the spirit to be in fellowship with those in the spirit realm!! Glory!

Let's see what Jude said about the clouds, and I'm finished for the day. Remember previously what was said about the natural clouds - the low clouds and the high clouds. The low clouds symbolize people in the church that are yet carnal minded. The Bible is still a story book to them. It's still just information for them. But the high clouds symbolize those persons who are being transformed by the renewing of their minds to see as God sees. The Bible has and is becoming revelatory to them. It's not just information to them but revelation!

Jude 12 "These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds"! Wind moves clouds in the natural. In the spiritual, the clouds without water are those that are void of the water of life - the truth of the fullness of the gospel of the kingdom of God! The clouds with water are those that are getting the truth and their spiritual eyes are coming open to the revelation of THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. The clouds are GOD'S people! Thank you Jesus. It's TRUTH that makes us free! Be blessed of the LORD!

- Pastor Gracie Perry