It's Time to Take the Climb and Endure All the Way Upward - Rachel Miranda Emerson, Bardstown, KY - Jan 22, 2025

You Are Responsible for Your Own Climb

While in prayer, I was taken into a vision. I saw myself going up this very steep mountain. I had a tool in my hand that the Lord later revealed was a "grappling hook."

As I was going up this steep mountain, it was snowing. It was very cold, and the way up felt treacherous, yet I knew the climb could be accomplished. I had on very heavy protective winter gear, and even goggles to protect my eyes from the torrent of the wind on this climb. Then the Lord reminded me of a Scripture:

"Who may ascend onto the mountain of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to what is false, nor has sworn [oaths] deceitfully. He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. This is the generation (description) of those who diligently seek Him and require Him as their greatest need, who seek Your face, even [as did] Jacob. Selah." (Psalm 24:3–6)

Then underneath me I saw a long line of people holding onto a rope that I clearly had in my hand, along with the tool. Then all of a sudden I saw the line snap, and I said, "Lord, what does this mean?" And the Lord began to impress a message upon me:   continue >>>

 January 22, 2025 - Restored Destiny - Karen Hardin

On Christmas Eve, our five-year-old grandson had finished dinner and wanted to play as the rest of us finished the meal. Presents had already been opened and he wanted to get back to playing! A few minutes later he came back to the table and grabbed my hand, “Gigi, you need to come here.”

I could tell by the look on his face that he wasn’t asking me to come play, but to see something…

His little hand in mine, he led me over to the window where we had a Christmas decoration that had caught his attention. And no wonder. It was large red metal truck. In the bed of the truck were two Christmas trees and a large present. The headlights and other parts of the truck lit up. Normally it had been on a counter where he could see it, but not play with it. But it had been moved to the floor—within his reach—as we moved food to the counter in the place where it had been displayed.

The Book of Revelation, Part 14 - By Rick Joyner

      Why is so much in the book of Revelation about the antichrist, the beasts, the false prophet, the great harlot, and all the primary enemies of the Son of God? Because we see in this vision how these enemies of God are overcome by the revelation of Jesus Christ, and by the power and authority of those who follow Him.
 
      The spiritual enemies of God are defined in Scripture as various levels of demons, assigned to buffet individuals. Above them are principalities, which are assigned to fight God and His Christ on regional levels. Next are world rulers, which are given power throughout the entire world. These are general evils such as racism and counterfeit spiritual authority, which the Bible calls witchcraft or sorcery.
 
      Finally, we have the devil himself, who usually appears to be sophisticated and brilliant. The devil’s primary domains are religion and politics, through which he seeks to have people build on human alliances for what is earthly, rather than the will of God. ...

Danger Ahead - John G Elliott

Would God Ever Ask Us to Do Wrong?

No. But he might push to the limit our ability to trust him. The first words of this chapter—“Some time later God tested Abraham”—suggest that God never really intended the sacrifice of Isaac to take place. The point was the test: Did Abraham really trust God?

We are shocked by this situation today because we know the Bible’s strong commands against child sacrifice That’s what pagan gods demanded, not the holy God of Israel.

Because the Biblical laws against child sacrifice came later, we can’t be sure what Abraham understood about the practice. Even so, God had shaped Abraham’s values. This request would not have been consistent with God’s character as Abraham had come to know him to this point, so perhaps Abraham was confused by the nature of God’s command. But even though God commanded Abraham to sacrifice the son promised to him, the writer of Hebrews states that “Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead” (Heb 11:19). The laughter of disbelief when Abraham had been promised a son with his aged wife had become a firm confidence in the God who had made—and kept—that promise.

God’s command was harsh (even for the ancients). But Abraham believed God would fulfill his promise through Isaac. It makes us ask ourselves, will we entrust our futures unreservedly to the God Abraham trusted?

Taken from the NIV Starting Place Study Bible.

This Is Your Catch-up Year! - Andrew Towe, Chattanooga, TN - Jan 17, 2025

The "Underdogs" Are Going to Gain Ground

I heard the Lord say, "2025 is a catch-up year. This will be the year when those labeled 'underdogs' will gain ground and shoot ahead. The enemy has told many of them that it is too late, but I am a restorer of years. Where there has been fruitlessness, barrenness, and drought, [it] will now become an oasis, overflowing with the blessings of God."

This Is Your Catch-up Year!

My son Gabriel and I were at a theme park, walking through the long stretch of the queue that led to a certain ride, when he suddenly shouted, "Daddy, let's race!" Without a moment's hesitation, he bolted ahead. I quickly joined in, running past him at full speed.

I was flying, glancing back to see him giving it his all. However, I didn't notice that the path took a sharp right turn. In that instant, Gabriel seized the opportunity. He found himself on the inside of the curve while I was stuck on the outside.

To my surprise, my little seven year old beat me, the eight-mile-a-day runner!

He said, "Daddy, I catched up to you."

At that very moment, I heard the Lord say, "2025 is a catch-up year!"

Did you get that? It is not too late for you. If God spoke it, then He will bring it to pass. This is YOUR catch-up year!  continue >>>

A Golden Age of Awakening & a Renaissance of Righteousness - Jane Hamon, Santa Rosa Beach, FL - Jan 16, 2025

 

Breaking through Barriers and Setting the Stage for a Golden Age

As we continue into 2025, I want to share a prophetic word the Lord has given me—a word that I believe will stir your faith and position you for the days ahead.

As we closed out 2024, I recognized that the prophetic word I gave at the beginning of the year ("A Time of Victory Over Chaos") and the word I gave at Rosh Hashanah ("A Time of Navigating Contrary Winds") were still in the process of being fulfilled into the first quarter of 2025. These first months of the new year will be important for prayer and positioning, as the enemy will continue to stir the pot of chaos, crisis, and calamity not only in the USA but in the nations of the earth.

While there have been certain breakthroughs in the US election cycle, we should remember that the definition of the word "breakthrough" means "a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond the enemy's frontline defense." It means to overcome obstacles, barriers, and hindrances to progress. In other words, breakthrough is not the end of a matter but a new beginning.   continue >>>

January 15, 2025 -  What Does God Say About Rewarding Evil? - Karen Hardin

(NOTE: As this is such an important week, as the Biden Administration continues to use their last few days to bring more destruction on America before Trump takes over, and with the importance of our prayers for protection over the upcoming inuagaration and the future of Trump's work, we have chosen to share the same message and prayer from Monday's City-by-City.org email message. Can't pray over it too much, can we?)

AWARDS GIVE HONOR & RECOGNITION
Medals are typically given in recognition of heroic actions and service. They are to bestow honor. But in typical fashion, days before he will leave office, Biden has forever cemented his administration's honor of and commitment to evil.

Last week, Biden gave America’s highest award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom to two of the most corrupt and evil traitors to America. “Joe Biden awarded twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor upon perhaps its least popular politician. White House ceremony attendees gave her a standing ovation,” stated Tucker Carlson. The award was also given to George Soros, the man who has single-handedly funded more soft-on-crime/communist party candidates inserting them in as governors, district attorney’s, etc, all over America.  (Link: https://bit.ly/BidenMedals)

Jan 14 - The Book of Revelation, Part 13 - Rick Joyner

       “The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show to His bond-servants, the things which must soon take place; and He sent and communicated it by His angel to His bond-servant John, who testified to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is he who reads and those who hear the words of the prophecy, and heed the things which are written in it; for the time is near” (Revelation 1:1-3).

      This vision is first a revelation of Jesus. This should always be foremost in our minds as we study it. It is also a road map through the church age to the beginning of the age to come in which Christ will reign over the earth.

      At the time this vision was given to John, it was almost entirely a look into the future. As stated in the verse above, it began to unfold soon after John received it. It continued through the centuries of the church age until now. As we look back, most of it has now been fulfilled. However, what comes at the end is a spectacular consummation of God’s plan for the earth. Some of the most important events predicted in this vision come at the very end of this age, which is, conclusively, the time in which we’re now living.   continue >>>

25 Life Lessons for 2025 - Craig Cooney, Portadown, Northern Ireland - Jan 13, 2025

Today, I'm re-sharing a word about this being a "finishing season" and 25 lessons God taught me that may help you in this new year.

1. Lean Into Discomfort

Growth happens when we move outside places that are familiar, predictable, and comfortable. If you're not regularly doing something that scares you or makes you feel like a total imposter, you're probably living too small.

It's never too late to reinvent yourself or try something new. You don't have to keep doing something just because it's been a certain way for a long time.

If the way you're doing life isn't working, make a Spirit-empowered shift.

2. Know That He Is Involved in Every Detail

God is intimately and intricately involved in the details of your life. There is nothing He does not see. There is nothing He can't do. He is at work in people, situations, places, and hearts, working all things together for your good and His glory.

3. Don't Limit Yourself

Often we think of decisions as being "either/or." In many cases, God would say, "It's both/and."

Don't limit yourself or God to a very narrow range of possibilities. You are empowered and equipped to do so much more than you realize.  Continue >>>

2025 - Understanding the Times - Karen Hardin  - January 8, 2025

The date of this New Year on the Jewish calendar is 5785.

If you break it down based on numerical values:

  • 5 = grace
  • 7 = completion
  • 8 = new beginnings

On both sides of completion and new beginnings, it is bookmarked by grace. For those of us who see the election of Donald Trump as the grace of God rather than judgment AND that we are entering a time of new beginnings for America, this certainly seems fitting.  

Sometime in the spring (Trinity Sunday was May 22 that year, 1929) Lewis came to believe in God, though not yet in Christ:

You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him of whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodigal Son at least walked home on his own feet. But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape? The words compelle intrare, compel them to come in, have been so abused by wicked men that we shudder at them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation. (Surprised by Joy, Chapter 14)

From The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume I
Compiled in Yours, Jack

A Prophetic Prayer for 2025: This Is Your Sunrise Season - Jamie Rohrbaugh, Chattanooga, TN - Jan 5, 2025

 

Beloved, are you excited about 2025? I am personally so excited about this year. I love every new season, but I particularly love it when we get to pray over a whole new year.

The Lord has been speaking to me so much about 2025. For example, I believe He is saying that 2025 is going to be your "sunrise season."

He has also been telling me that we need to pray for His ABUNDANT LIFE to be manifest in every area of our own lives. Yes, He came that we might have abundant life, but have we ever thought to pray specifically for it? Now is the time!   CONTINUE >>>

Build It - Joe Joe Dawson, Texarkana, Texas - Jan 4, 2025

 

At the end of every year, the Lord gives me a "word" for the upcoming new year, and this year the word was "Build It." When the Lord first gave me this word, I was super excited because it was simple, powerful, and right up my alley.

As we have transitioned into 2025, I have never been in a better place for moving and advancing in everything that God has for me. Even my family is in the best place for us to move as one family unit, straight towards what the Lord wants in this upcoming year. Our church is in the best place it's ever been, our ministry is in the best place it's ever been, and this gets me so excited, because the Lord is saying that this is our year to "build."

This Is Your Year to Build   CONTINUE >>>

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Pray Regarding the Vote Today at Noon! - The Need for Unity - Karen Hardin

Today at noon the U.S. House of Representatives will begin the process to vote in who will be Speaker of the House. With the slim majority held by Republicans, current Speaker, Mike Johnson, must have a near-unanimous vote of approval to remain as Speaker.

 This vote has far-reaching consequences if unity cannot be reached and a speaker cannot be decided on.

 Without a speaker, the House’s newly elected members can’t be sworn into office, or conduct any other business. If the process were to drag out too long, the House wouldn’t be able to participate in a crucial joint session with the Senate, scheduled for Jan. 6, when Congress must ratify President-elect Donald Trump’s electoral college victory.

 You can see where this could actually be a strategy to block/stop the certification of the election and keep things from moving forward.

 Please pray against any determination to make sure a speaker ISN'T decided on and that whoever is elected will be the best man/woman for the job to actually work with President Trump and get our nation back on tract.  

In this process over today and the next few days is where the RINOS expose themselves. Let's pray and pay attention.

  1. Prayer for the Peaceful Transition of Government Jamie Rohrbaugh, IFA Contributing Writer | January 2, 2025
  2. Running with Horses in 2025! - Faith Marie Baczko, Oakville, Ontario, Canada - Jan 1, 2025
  3. 2025 and Beyond - Rick Joyner - Word for the Week
  4. IFA - Intercessors For America - 2024: A Year in Revival
  5. Politics and Faith - Rick Joyner
  6. THEY WERE INVITED by Mario Murillo | Dec 24, 2024 | Mario Murillo Ministries 
  7. The Spirit Is Blowing a Fresh Wind on the Gift of Prophecy- Wanda Alger, Winchester, VA - Dec 21, 2024

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