Loved and Protected

Once more the Lord has added depth to the prophecy revealed in Wendy Alec’s Journal of the Unknown Prophet. It came from the book I mentioned the other day, Surviving the Anointing by David Ravenhill. And because this point is so vital it also bears repeating. In one section he mentioned the importance of emotional healing of the body of Christ. He agrees with what Wendy said–that if we who call ourselves believers do not avail ourselves of the healing God offers we will always have chinks, cracks in our armor that make us particular targets of the enemy. He knows our vulnerabilities and as I’m sure you’ve noticed, often uses them to whisper defeating messages into our ears.

The point that bears repeating is this: Today is the day of healing, and we dare not wait, because if, as we believe, the enemy has individually targeted God’s champions, those who love and serve Him with all their hearts, souls and minds, that should include you and I. And that means that we are in his gun sights with a giant bullseye on our backs.

If we have fallen in love with Christ, and are putting Him first in everything, we may think that’s enough to keep us from falling into the devil’s snare, but that is not necessarily true. If we have unmet needs, raw wounds from the church or others in our backgrounds, we dare not wait another moment to run to the cross for healing.
As I mentioned the other day, everything we do is influenced by the wounds we carry, which means we cannot possibly effectively minister as long as those wounds exert preconceived notions that hinder faith and use undue influence. And that’s the problem. We must be free to live without unforgiveness, bitterness, pain and unhealed wounds if we are to do anything in the supernatural.

So what’s the answer? Don’t wait another moment. Go into your prayer closet, pray and make a list of everyone and everything that ever left you with scars, and then cast them at the foot of the cross, asking God to heal them.

I’m going to pray right now. Father, we are desperate to be set free from our old scars, desperate for a new move of heaven to transform us. In our old man, we can do nothing to restore the old things, but You, Father, are totally capable of addressing those issues. Touch and heal, Father, restoring what the canker has stolen away that we may be free to move unfettered and without fear, knowing You want to use us in amazing ways. We thank You now, Lord, for what we believe You are doing, as we ask without wavering. In Jesus’ most worthy name, amen.

And as the Lord continues to reveal old scars take them to the cross and leave them there letting Him touch those places, making them like new baby skin. And I can guarantee you’ll feel light and free to soar in the spirit as they old things fall away.

Because of His great love,
Nancy

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