WORD FOR SEPTEMBER 2009 - PHYLLIS FORD

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Phyllis Ford
Carpenter’s Touch Ministries, Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org

Word for September 2009
8/28/2009

You are about to see my glory come upon you in order to help you through the more difficult times of this season. For the time of awakening has come. You will receive the grace of my glory moving in your life. It will assist you in finding answers, give you divine direction and increase the understanding of my wisdom that you will need to walk through situations and circumstances as they present themselves before you. I am releasing this grace of my glory upon you so that you may access that which I have placed in you that will along with this grace help you overcome the works of resistance that have been trying to hinder your progress. There have been traps of illusions that have attempted to keep you from believing the truth of my word and from understanding the life that I have given you to overcome these hindrances.

Know that in this time of testing, as you come through I will strengthen you, enlighten you, and restore you during even the most uncertain days ahead. So wait on me—and stay before me, so that I may direct your steps and maneuver you through the troubled areas that will come up in your life. Know that all these things are ultimately working for your good. I am working for your success and deliverance from all things that are hindering your maturity and growth process.

I am calling you; and as you answer in your heart, in your walking uprightly, and in your availing your life before me, know that you will fulfill my calling, says the Lord. So don’t faint when you see adversity, but place your life in my hands, walk strong, and pray for revelation - and you will know the purposes of why and how things are about to unfold. You will be guided by my presence and you will be at peace with where I am taking you.

The next 26 days (from August 27th to Sept 20th) there will be some significant changes and challenges that will be coming upon the land. You must be prepared, ready, and prayed up to deal with the things that this land must face. Pray around the confrontation that is about to face this nation, and pray that my wisdom will come upon the leadership of the land. Because decision must be based upon the wisdom that comes from heaven and not which comes from the egos of man. Much is at stake, and divine timing is key to everything right now.

So arise and receive the grace of my presence. Arise and work out your relationships with others. Arise in your walk of righteousness and holiness. Allow my light to direct you. Listen and hear the truth that will be declared in this hour. This is a time when deception is going to be broken off the minds of people, and the scales shall fall from the eyes of those who have been beguiled by false teaching, false leadership, failed emotional reactions, and unfounded prejudices.

For I will uncover systems within systems that were set up by worldly pride and the spirit of selfishness that only cares for it’s own well-being and not for the good of all. So open your eyes as I uncover divisive plans and hidden plots within governments that are being set in place to execute evil through the land. Major world leaders will be forced to show their true character to the astonishment of those who were naïve and were not aware of the level of satanic influences that are staging traps and snares which they previously operated in a more covert manner before, and now are boldly declaring who they represent in the earth.

So be on guard, watchmen. Pray through this hour, and prepare spiritually to draw from the place of presence and from the power of my word, so that you will be able to lead with wisdom and understanding - having the proper discernment. For my truth will not only lead you and instruct you in this hour, but will guide you through uncharted territory of the months ahead.

This is a time when the strategies of Kings will be released. All of these things are coming upon the land because the travail of the nations has begun, and you are about to see the coming together of the manifestation of My army and the glory of My government will arise to take their positions. As these days approach, there will be direction in the midst of trouble and My way made in the midst of confusion. Be on guard and watch as these coming days unfold, and my anointed shall arise from their place; for this is the awakening that I speak of that is now, saith the Lord. And in the travail of the nations---there will be earthquakes, tremors and great shakings.

And there shall be blankets of prayers covering the regions that will come from the mouths of my people as they unify and gather in prayer. They shall cry out as one.

And in this hour I will anoint marriages and there will be reunions, reconciliation, and rekindled romances where there has been weariness in marriages; for there will be a breaking of the strongholds that have tried to hinder and destroy marriages. Many shall live again and love again. Families shall come together and be restored.

And I will open avenues and pockets of resources so that my plans of preservation for my people will be implemented and established. This will not be finances released for the sake of building one’s own personal wealth, but I am placing resources in the hands of those who will reach out to others and implement plans of survival, places of refuge, and food-for-life projects.

I have heard the cries coming out of Arizona—they are the cries of an abandoned people from tribes who once gave life to that region, and now they are restricted to only a portion of what their ancestors worked so hard for; and now, they are crying out for help. Will you not help her?

Prophetic Insights:
There is so much ground to cover, so I reserve my comments for a future time. I will say, if there was ever a time to get before the Lord: it is now. There are things that are forming and circumstances that are storming that require deep levels of prayer and intercession. Watch dates, and hear the call to those who have been called to be a part of this end-time movement (which pretty much means ALL OF US at some level in some form of responsibility). This is why we must pray and meditate the scriptures and read Matthew 24 and understand what is about to unfold—we must see that God’s word prepares us for much of what we are going to see in these next three years. The major question is “Are we ready?” The answer is “God is, and we will be when the time comes.”


© PHYLLIS FORD

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Word of the Lord August 2009 and Beyond

Carpenter’s Touch Ministries, Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org

An Awakening

So, I say unto you this day, “Awake for I have anointed you anew” and now you must come forth and accept the challenge of this time that I have placed before you and answer my call. I am calling you higher and deeper into the secret place of my presence. And there, great victories shall be won and great change shall come forth that I am establishing out of the prayer place and blowing into nations and lands---and my work shall carry a wind and a move that I am bringing forth in these next three months.

Great things shall come forth as the wind of change is blowing, and that which has been interpreted as the enemies’ siege against my people is coming to a close. This is the time when the working of the plots and plans of the enemy will be spoiled. There will be new beachheads established and new land shall be conquered and possessed in the realm of the Spirit, because of the awakening of my people, says the Lord. The yoke of the enemy shall be uncovered and destroyed because of “my anointed” that I have raised up in this hour, and there is now a movement and a repositioning taking place, for the work that is before them shall be accomplished.

Concerning the House of the Lord

And this will be a time of cleansing in the house of the Lord ---major corrections, major shifts, and major changing of the guard will take place in this hour. For I am strengthening my house, preparing my house, and removing from my house the filthiness of flesh that has spread deception and has caused, in some cases, setbacks in the growth of my people. Now it is the time for these hindrances to be removed and destroyed.

For my timing is set and the day has come for my people to awake out of slumber and the sleep that some of my church has allowed to come upon them, and now I shall uncover, reveal, and even illuminate my people with the clarity of my word. They shall see the realities of the day and stand in position, move forth, and execute my plan; for possessing the land is now, says the Lord.

I will hold accountable my leadership and hold responsible my elders to be ministers of grace, truth, and love. And a new breed of leadership will walk in a fiery anointing that I am placing upon them. This anointing will burn and destroy the chaff off of those who have been hindered. The wheat shall grow and flourish in the midst of this changing wind. For, it is the time when leadership shall declare and be seen for who they are and whose they are. The wheat shall shine and glisten and my leaders shall make a stand. Will it be for the harvest of souls and the reaping of my vineyard?

For I am raising up those that I have anointed for this season. They shall rise up in the power and dominion of my resurrection life, and nations will gather and prepare for this is the time for my remnant. And all will see and know that this is the time for my purposes and plans to be executed.

Concerning the government and the nations and the government of God

For there shall be great change sweeping across the nations, and there will be much political upheaval. Some leaders over nations will be laid to rest and others shall rise in their place and all shall know the time has begun and the time has come---for there is not only an apostolic arising but I am sounding the trump to prepare my people.

My apostles shall call to order that which is out of place and reestablish my kingdom in places where there has been great darkness. I shall bring forth the finances and even the process that will set this restoration in order. My prophets shall declare truth and speak against falsehood and many strongholds shall be destroyed, and those who have been blinded through these deceptions shall be delivered. My evangelists shall come forth in this time and many shall heed the call. My youth shall cry out of their place and an army shall be established ready and willing to go forth.

The government shall be under my scrutiny and my review and those who have not cried out to me shall do so in this time. This is the day of my salvation. This is the dawning of a new day, the awakening unto my people; and many shall awake from their place to serve their living God.

Gatherings

Even in this hour, congregations shall gather and cry out and even in the midst of their cries I will set free and I will change their raiment and their lives shall be converted to my Light that I have established and they will follow and hear the voice of their Shepherd, as I gather them as one people in one pasture. For this coming together and this unity in the Spirit is of me, says the Lord.

The sound of three trumps shall blow during these next few months----one to call my people--- for the awakening has begun, the second is to call forth the solemn assembly, and the third shall be a watchmen’s warning.

I have heard the cries out of the nation of the Philippines, and off the western coast of Africa, and in the streets of Philadelphia, and on the shores out of the Bahamas Islands; and in these regions I shall bring revival, and there shall be great change as a result of my releasing of judgments upon the enemy’s camp --- and new establishments in government shall come forth in due time.

For I have appointed those that preach and will bring deliverance out of these regions, says the Lord. For there has been a tug of war between the government’s stronghold and those that I have appointed, but the warfare is being accomplished and the struggle will be soon over, says the Spirit of God. (The Commonwealth of the nations will reestablish a real common wealth among my people.) There’s a spoil that is about to be released.

Coming this year

Vietnamese people in this nation are going to come through a rebirthing---there will be a national apology for some of the atrocities that they suffered in their land and as a result continued to suffer in the migration over into this land. I will shake Virginia to its core - and there will a crying out, a renewal, and a breaking of some strong racial biases that were started in that land.

London is about to go through some serious reckonings as a result of some political cover-ups that will run all the way to the Queen’s Palace (between now—2010) (Terrorism is coming to that region and it will illustrate to us the real threat that this enemy will have even upon and our own nation.)

Prophetic Insights:

I guess we are looking at the best of times and the worst of times. I believe that the call of destiny upon all of our lives is so great that as we grow into what the Lord has called us to be---we will see some awesome things that only God himself can do and we will see some things that will shake us, change us, focus us, and sober us.

When the Lord called to Samuel, he was sleeping (he was awakened by a call that sounded to him like his leadership) and it was the Lord. The Lord told him, “that He was about to do a thing in Israel, which both the ears of every one that heareth shall tingle.” The Lord’s word had to do with His House. It was a great awakening and the beginning of the integrity being restored to the House of the Lord.

The events that followed that word shook the Lord’s house, the nations, and the government of the people. For, the Lord was visiting His people and calling out clearly those who were his. We are in such a time.

In the midst of this word, I was carried up higher, and the Lord revealed even more, some of which I have shared and some of which I will share personally to the leadership in which it includes. I pray that the watchmen and intercessors pray concerning the blowing of the third trump, London, and the areas of visitation and revival that is coming forth within these next three months.

No matter what the night season has dictated in your life, answer the Lord as he calls upon you. May the Lord anoint you anew and awaken you in this time of illumination. “Arise, shine for thy light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.”

~ Carpenters Touch Ministries ~

© PHYLLIS FORD

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Word of the Lord July 2009

Carpenter’s Touch Ministries, Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org


Come into my presence, and there I will anoint you and prepare you for service to fulfill all the things that are necessary for your spiritual growth. For, this anointing will bring favor, and I will open up access to places that you have not been able to enter into. The anointing will provide divine protection, release wisdom, and unlock sources and resources for healing, restoration, and quality of life.

For I desire to move you forward into new avenues of enlargement and advancement for kingdom victory, kingdom growth, and kingdom power. So prepare yourself for visitation, so that I may anoint you with my grace, my life, and my ability to go forth and accomplish the things that I now set before you. Do not allow the distractions of the past to keep you from where you need to be.

This is not a time for “self focus only” and “look what’s happening to me,” but look around you, and seek me, so that you may bring change not only on your path but to also assist others that need help along the way.

And as you do, you will not only overcome the things that are pressing upon you, but you will find peace and new creation life moving forth within you to walk you into new territory and open trails for my people to come to higher places in me.

In this month, you shall see breakthrough, if you don’t allow distractions and the old issues of the day to cloud your mind and keep you from hearing my instructions.

In this month, you will see wellspring of resources come forth as you press into my presence, for I will connect you to sources that will help you to make it through even the most difficult pathways.

In this month, I will anoint you and you will be able to do things that have previously been virtually impossible, because the anointing will set you apart and empower you to accomplish the task that I place before you. I will protect you by the very anointing that I am placing upon you.

This transformation will not come without its challenges, but because I have called it to be so, I will also equip you with what you need in this hour. Live your life in my name. Carry out its identification and others will see that it is not you, but Me, who gives you the ability to come forth in a new strength and new light.

I am building a people and cities that will follow me, and they will lead a defense against the enemy of this hour, and these cities will be covered with my anointing and prayer. The peace that brings victory in glory will be there. Many who are searching for truth and searching for answers shall run in and be safe. There will much deliverance in the midst of these places for great deceptions shall be uncovered and removed.

And great strength and purpose will arise out of the marketplace, and the merging of kingdom and business will take on a new form of Life. Kingdom Business will be the new order of the day, and you will see a gathering and connecting of people. For this will begin a new time for great entrepreneurs to bring forth significant kingdom finances and enterprise.


Prophetic Insights: It is important to remember that we have no anointing except He anoints us. It doesn’t come from how well informed we are, what we know, who we know, and how many people gravitate to us.

The anointing comes directly from the Lord. Anointing is the power of God’s presence, and when we receive it, we receive the wisdom, the grace, and the ability to do what the Lord has called us to accomplish despite whatever obstacles we face. I like my husband’s definition: Miles says, “It is the spiritual oil of God. It always confirms and ratifies the word of God.”

The word anoint (masah) means in the Greek translation to smear or rub with oil or perfume for religious purposes. When one is anointed, they are set apart, empowered to accomplish His tasks, and the anointing protects you. Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit and with power. (Acts 10:38)

I began to think about the fact that nothing can be smeared or rubbed without applying pressure (even in its mildest form). So when the oil of God comes in contact with our persons---it can cause some reaction, irritation and even breaking of the strength that our flesh has been operating in—that is if our flesh has been in operation. This actually can be a great challenge in our spiritual growth and definitely gives meaning to the statement that Jesus is Lord over our lives. Is He? Will we let Him give us power to accomplish great things?

I believe that in this seventh month, God is saying to us that He has the answer for our future. The important thing is: Will we wait in Jerusalem until we receive power from on high? One thing is evident: we need yokes, strongholds, and obstacles broken, so that we may move forth to possess our land. It is only the anointing that can do that. The prophet Joel says that in these last days that The Lord would pour out His spirit upon all flesh. If there was ever a needed time, it is now.

Lord, I pray that you will send down your anointing upon us. And Lord release the wisdom and understanding to know what you have anointed us to do. And Lord guide us through every step of this process of renewal that our lives will go through because you have placed your anointing upon us. May we become more like you. We submit ourselves to you, O Lord. In Jesus name, Amen.

~ Carpenters Touch Ministries ~

© PHYLLIS FORD

[MIRIAM JACOB]

Word of the Lord June 2009

Carpenter’s Touch Ministries, Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org


I found myself waiting upon the Lord in the usual manner that He reveals The Word of the Lord each month to me. In that process, I thought about a principle that I have taught in times past.

It is important to know the way that the Lord speaks to us, and that we must not allow ourselves to become “fixed upon” only one particular way. We must remember that God can speak to us directly (in a still small voice), in His word through certain Scriptures, in dreams and visions, angelic visitations and many other ways.

Jesus walked upon the water in Matthew chapter 14:25-29 during the 4th watch and the disciples saw Him. It was another way that Jesus revealed himself to them. But they feared Him (not recognizing Him). They were in the midst of the sea tossed with waves and the wind was contrary. Jesus spoke to them assuring them it was Him. But Peter answered Jesus and said Lord, if it is you, bid me to come unto you on the water.

We must make sure that we don’t become so familiar with how the Lord approaches and deals with us, that when He reveals himself differently we don’t know Him or we react in fear. I feel that this is very significant in this very month. Because we can be waiting on Him in one place and one way, but He might reveal himself to us in a different way.

They were in the boat in the midst of the sea and the winds were contrary, and out of nowhere here comes Jesus. At a time that hadn’t been anticipated and at a place when they least expected. Don’t allow the circumstances around you to get you off focus—wait on Him and allow Him to reveal Himself to you in whatever fashion He pleases. Everything that the Lord does has purpose—it speaks volumes and has great depth of understanding.

So what is the Lord saying concerning this month of June? Here we are almost at half time in the year 2009. God is definitely up to setting our lives in order and preparing us for great things. Sometimes in the midst of upheaval, change and even uncertainty, we say to ourselves ‘it does look like God is helping us get things in order’. Look back at any renovation and everything that must be changed---looks it’s worse before it is improved.

This month, the Lord gave me scriptures that I felt were very important, so I will share with you the way---He shared them with me. A key word that the Lord spoke was that this was a time of Dominion. Something the Lord said to me concerning dominion was that in Genesis where God blesses man and says to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, and subdue it and have dominion---that receiving His blessings has everything to do with the journey that we take throughout our lives concerning those five areas.

No matter who we are, or what level we are on, we will deal with those areas in our lives forever. The degree that we mature, understand, and operate in these areas---will have everything to do with our ability to exercise authority and dominion. So our having dominion has to do with what we will be able to accomplish concerning fruitful areas of life, the multiplication process operating in our lives, and the willingness to replenish the earth (replenish means abundance, to consecrate, accomplish). And the degree that we are able to subdue the issues in this earth, on this earth and subdue (bring into subjection) the areas of our own lives will greatly determine our ability to rule, reign, prevail over, and set in order what he has placed in our hands.

These things will not be accomplished in the efforts of our own abilities but in the One who made us in His image, and the image of God that has created us, blessed us, and then gave us the command to do these things. The more we identify with Him and His blessing and the more we through prayer and relationship unfold these truths to us. We change as a result of whose we are rather than who we are. We become willing participants of His mercy and grace, who leads us and guides us into greater levels of truth. It is important to know that He is taking us and turning our failures into success as we hear Him, obey Him, and make the necessary adjustments.

There is a distinct relationship with Apostolic order and taking dominion this month. Intercessors, please pray and push in the spirit that Apostles will break forth, break through, and break bondages during this time. Apostles carry key anointings!!! As apostles come forth, so will the rest of leadership align and do great exploits!!

Significant Scriptures:
1. Continue to glean in the field of the Lord, no matter what. It is important for the body of Christ to focus on the harvest of souls coming into the kingdom---this is an important mandate. We were brought forth in this end time harvest for the building of the Kingdom. We must be kingdom-minded and become an active part of this harvest. No matter who has gone before you, there is always more to glean, it has been left specifically for you. Gather and work amongst the others because the Lord is preparing your blessings and He is going to provide for you as you glean, for the Lord is your near kinsmen. Ruth 2: 20-23.

2. We are living in a time where our actions take on quick consequences. Refusal and avoidance adds fuel to the fire. The day is coming where God’s righteous judgment is coming to pass. He will give eternal life to those who persist in doing what is good. Seek after the glory and the honor of the Lord that He has to offer. Those who insist on getting their own way and taking the path of least resistance will be dealt with. (Romans 2:5-9 Read the Message translation also.)

3. Apostles: this is a very significant time for you. There is a reestablishing and a realigning of the Apostles to unify and lay down their garments before the Lord. (Garments many times signify who we are, but also what we are carrying.) Some gatherings during this time will bring refreshing and will even revive the work of the Lord. In the unity, God will command the blessings, and in the midst of glorifying the Lord this will release great joy unspeakable full of glory. These glory gatherings will begin to set in order the rest of the leadership, and there will be a freedom and liberty in the midst of the people. (Mark 11:5-9, Psalm 133)

4. This is the time for serious temple cleansing. It is important that we don’t continue to go in circles concerning areas of sin in our life, but go where we can receive deliverance, prayer and receive truth with the anointing of God that it able to break off chains and fetters. We must be clear concerning the things that we have joined ourselves to. It’s time to clear our mind of the voice of the enemy trying to get us to believe that we can’t be delivered. Cry out and seek out deliverance because you have been bought with a price, and you are not your own. Apostles carry the anointing for deliverance and expounding upon truth in God’s word, this will further break down deceptive teaching and false doctrines. (1 Corinthians 6:15-19)

5. There is going to be a drawing of the unsaved into the camp of the Lord. We must allow them to receive the Love of Christ. Let our fellowship bring joy to them with genuine down to earth hospitality that will warm their hearts and make it easy for them to be a part of the redeemed. It’s time, Pastors and Leaders, to walk away from the ninety nine to get the one. There are those who have fallen through the cracks that would come back if anyone pursued them. Intercessors, pray that hearts would be mended and relationships transformed and touched by the very hand of God. (Luke 15:1-6)

6. I hear the Lord saying this is a time that is key for our own heart assessment and inventory. We must pray to know what is in our hearts. We must ask God to show us what has troubled our hearts. We must ask Him to heal us and gather us from the places that we have been scattered. Some of the experiences we have gone through have greatly affected us, and we must get resolve and become reconciled with God and man. I hear the Lord calling us to know what’s in our heart, and to allow the flow of worship to heal us, transform us and unify us. Right now, marriages are in great strain and the enemy is trying to divide and conquer but this is a time for reconciliation and resolve. In times of trouble a healthy marriage, brings strength, warmth, support with a love and appreciation for each other and the Lord who has covered us. (Psalms 25:17, Psalms 13:5, Psalms 27:14)

7. This scripture echoed in my spirit for several days: Matthew 11:12 “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force.” There is so much revelation that has been taught concerning this scripture, but I want to capture and translate in the most simplest of terms of what I heard the Lord is saying concerning this month.

· John places before us an excellent example of ministry - How during the span of two years, the preaching and ministering of John had such an impact that the kingdom of God was expanded, and multitudes were brought into the kingdom in great number.

· In the same way that people prepared their hearts for the coming of the Lord. It is time to take our cities by storm. First in prayer, then in evangelism. (prayer evangelism). We must press into the kingdom and receive the life and the anointing that comes with that kind of zeal, energy, and violently pursue after the heart of God.


· Make an impact---exercise the rule of God, the reign of God, the righteousness of God, and the royalty of God. If this sounds strange to us, then we have forgotten that God is not slack concerning his promise as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all shall come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9) There is coming a radical people and even a radical youth movement who will not be complacent but seize the moment and much will be accomplished.

~ Carpenters Touch Ministries ~

© PHYLLIS FORD