The Holy Spirit recently told me, “You have to go deeper in God to go higher in God.”

In other words, if you want to reach new levels of spiritual authority, receive new anointings for new purposes, gain new understanding and revelation, then you have the press in to God.

What does it mean to press into God?

It means to make your time with God a priority, for one thing. The Bible says in the Book of Proverbs to “attend to my words.” Well, when  you have something important to attend to you don’t let anything else get in your way, right? Keep Reading »

Jesus listed a number of signs that would follow believers. One of them is this: In His name we shall cast out devils. Of course, we first have to discern which devils need to be cast out. That’s what the Apostle Paul did when he cast out a spirit of divination from a slave girl in Acts 16.

We see a contrast between two women. There was Lydia from Thyatira whose heart the Holy Spirit opened to receive the message of salvation. On the other hand, we see a young slave girl who was prophesying over Paul and his fellow laborers:

“As we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who was possessed by a spirit of divination [claiming to foretell future events and to discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners much gain by her fortunetelling.

She kept following Paul and [the rest of] us, shouting loudly, These men are the servants of the Most High God! They announce to you the way of salvation!

And she did this for many days” (Acts 16:16-18 AMP). Keep Reading »

We’ve heard a lot recently about Todd Bentley, an angel named Emma, and revival in Lakeland. When this first emerged, I asked the Holy Spirit about it. He told me to judge the fruit. I’ll continue to weigh this. Some fruit takes longer to grow than others.

But are things going on in Lakeland that disturb my spirit immensely. It doesn’t take a prophet to discern there are some extreme teachings making their way through the Body of Christ these days. As a prophet, I was especially grieved to learn of some of the unbiblical goings on in Lakeland. Keep Reading »

Just like Elijah confronted the prophets of Baal, the time is coming when God’s New Testament mouthpieces will confront modern day merchandisers. The true will defy the false. The holy will challenge the unholy. Until that day, spirits of divination, with a little help from the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh and the pride of life, are working overtime to woo God’s true prophets to the side of err. Keep Reading »

I expect to begin hearing 2008 presidential election prophecies any time now. Some of them will be accurate words from the Spirit of God. Others will be goofy gibberish from the soulish realm.

The Bible says to try the spirits. I believe, and have said before, there are some interesting spirits influencing presidential hopefuls. I am concerned, specifically, about the Democratic ticket and continue to pray for God to raise up leaders who will hear His voice, speak His word and do His will. Keep Reading »

I was reading prophetic “stuff” in the blogosphere as I so often do and came across an interesting post about Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (It’s the Mormon church for those who aren’t familiar.) Keep Reading »