Selah for Today 08-14-2019-Listening

To Have God move in Your Life every Day, Spend time with God, Listening every Day. 

Matthew 6:6, 14:13, Mark 1:35, and Luke 5:16

A Memorial Day Speical Post: Just One More Lord

This is honor all our military, for they all are Heroes.

Just One More, Lord!

I was watching the movie Hacksaw Ridge, about Desmond Doss a Seventh Day Adventist conscientious objector and Medic and Medal of Honor honoree during World War II.

During one of the worst battles of the war. The battle for Okinawa and the worst battle for the island, Hacksaw Ridge.

While the Japanese Army held the ridge, He rescued 75 wounded American Soldiers, lower them 350 ft. down the side of the escarpment to safety.  Japanese Soldiers reported having him in their gunsights, but their guns would jam when they tried to shoot him. During this time, he kept praying, “Lord, Just One More!”

 That prayer stayed with me, “Lord Just One More!”  I asked the Lord, “Why is this is staying with me.” 

Lord said, “I want my people to have that same cry in their hearts, “Lord Just One More.”

In 1 Corinthians 9:16-27, Paul has this attitude of the heart, doing and being whatever it takes for the Gospel.

Mark 16:15-18 (NKJV)  And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. ¹⁶ He who believes and is baptized will be saved, but he who does not believe will be condemned. ¹⁷ And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; ¹⁸ they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Then Jesus was beaten and crucified, He was doing the Just One More!

 We Must Cry Out from Our Hearts:

Lord, just one more pledge, here.

Lord, just one more deliverance.

Lord, just one more demon cast out.

Lord, just one more healing.

Lord, just one more miracle.

Lord, just one more Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Most importantly, 

JUST ONE MORE SALVATION!!

 Oh, don’t worry about the devil, God will cause his guns to jam like he did for Desmond Doss.

A Series of Prophetic Words and Visions for this Moment Part 4

  I saw another vision of the United States and there were at least 23 Pillars of Fire coming down across the nation and the fire from these pillars flowing in every direction even crossing the borders with Mexico and Canada. 

  Everywhere the pillars came down and the fire flowed I saw there were times when church buildings were overflowing with people 24 hours a day for weeks at a time. I began to think, there are not enough chairs. The Lord, spoke, “Don’t worry about the chairs most of my people will be on the floor due to My weighty presence filling those places.”  The vision also showed me colleges and schools where the students and teachers and professors were on the floor in the classrooms crying out to God. Regent University is one of these places.

  Then the next vision was of the world. There were thousands of Pillars of Fire coming down on islands, in Asia, Africa, Europe, and South America. Every continent will be touched by this Move. In this vision, God bought me close to the middle east. There was a Pillar of Fire in Israel. This pillar spread the fire into the desert to the south, north into Lebanon and beyond and east to the Euphrates River.

   This is what I have been given so far and I am expecting more.

God also has spoken to me, there are specific prophetic words for regions, cities, and churches in addition to these national and global words and visions. Please contact me for the details at lionsvoiceministries@yahoo.com.

 I hope this encourages and blesses you.

  

   ©COPYRIGHT 2019 RICHARD L. SPANGLER

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Revival and Awakening

I am feeling the call to pray for revival and awakening.

  Please pray with me;

    Lord we have seen the work of the enemy to destroy this nation and have heard his threats and seen his actions against your people. We have seen the spirits of hate and murder unleashed in our land.

   Father, this land was established by covenants with You, to fulfill Your Will in this land and in the nations of the earth. Lord forgive us for forgetting and breaking those covenants. Father we desire to fulfill the covenants proclaimed from the shores of Virginia and Massachusetts and all the covenants made with You for this land.  Father, You who are Faithful, the Keeper of Covenants arise and walk with us as we keep the covenants of old.

   Father, breathe a fresh fire of the Holy Spirit into us, cause us stir ourselves. to stir up the Gifts that you have given us. Direct our steps, overflow us with the Fire of Your Love that cannot be contained. That we would be transformed and we go forth and transform this nation.

   Start with us, as we pray, that we would flow with Your Holy Fire and would ignite those around us. That they would, in turn ignite those that are around them with Holy Fire. That there would be a Holy Wild Fire that would sweep and transform this nation and the nations of the earth.

   Arise, Lord God of Heaven and God, Keeper of Covenants drive back the spirits of hate and murder. We stand in Covenant with You Lord God and declare with You: spirits of hate and murder no more, you are bound and silenced in the Name of Jesus Christ.

 Thank You Father God for keeping the covenants with us.

In Jesus Name,

Amen

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The Adam Relationship

Special Note: I feel it is important to  republish this article at this time. Relationship with is key to what is God doing this year and the years to come. Attached are several Prophetic Words for 2018.

As we know, God is restoring all things. When we say this, we are thinking of the restoration of the 5-fold ministry and gifts of the Spirit. Then, all members of the Body of Christ doing the work of the ministry.



 But, the Lord is restoring beyond those things. His will and purpose are to restore our relationship with Him. This relationship goes beyond the relationship that King David had, beyond what Joshua and Moses had, beyond what Enoch enjoyed. As wonderful as these relationships were, God wants to bring us back to the relationship that Adam had in the Garden of Eden.



  The Adam relationship a place of not only knowing the Will of God for our lives, not only knowing His Voice and seeing what He is doing and moving with Him but knowing Him intimately.  It is a place of knowing His footsteps and not only hearing His heartbeat but that we will know what it is to be in the center of His Heart.



The Call of Father God for each of us is to be in a relationship with Him. The purpose of sending His Son Jesus Christ and the giving us the Fullness of the Holy Spirit overflowing our lives is for us for us to have a relationship with Him.



  Sadly, many of us never even move beyond the basics of being saved and being filled with the Holy Spirit but there is a desire for more, but many never get to the more of God. The lack of relationship creates a sense of frustration in our spirits and eventually leads many to settle for what that have. There are others who attempt to do it in their strength. Often leading to a legalistic life of reading so much of Word of God and praying many hours a day. These things are good as tools and need to happen, but the Word without the Spirit and prayer without the Spirit lead only to an intellectual knowledge about the relationship with God.



 







So, how do we reach the relationship that God has purposed us and created us to be in with Him? This requires a shift in the way we do things for God. It requires a shift in our attitude about our relationship with God, our Father. We must realize that relationship is more than what we do for Him.  



   The relationship comes from spending time with one another not just in the doing of things.  The time factor is key. Sadly, many do what has been mentioned above, read the Bible, some study the Bible (there is a difference), and they pray. This is where most of us stumble; we make prayer a one-way litany of our needs with a little praise and thanksgiving to top it off. Then, we are out the door, expecting an answer, but never taking time to listen or spend time with the one we are praying.



   Listening is the beginning of a relationship. Psalm 46:10 the NRSV, NIV, ESV, KJV all translate this way, “Be still, and know that I am God.” The NASB says,” Cease striving and know that I am God” and the AMP version, “Let be and be still, and know (recognize and understand) that I am God.” In all of these translations, God is saying to us to “stop” realize Who I Am.



How do we be still and start listening? I started, eight years ago, by stopping for 5 minutes at the start of each day, now this means turning off all distractions in our lives, TV, computers, tablets and yes cell phones, and inviting God to come. I would say this: “Father I want to be with you, come and be with me.” Then, I would wait, thinking on God, with the expectation that He would come. Takes some training to keep your mind from wandering off to other things, but you can do it as I did.



 Since then my time with the Father has grown and grown, it how goes well beyond the 5 minutes, it is developing into more and more intimate relationship with God.



  It has become a knowing that God is with me every day, all day and this fact makes my life exciting and an Adventure in the Spirit, daily.



   Salvation opens the way. Being filled with Holy Spirit gives us the power. Studying the Word of God gives us knowledge and prayer start the communication. Taking time to invite God to come and be with us, waiting and listening for Him are the first steps in the restoration of the Adam Relationship in our lives.



 There is much more to come. You can begin to experience this relationship with God. God wants you to have it, all you have to do is willing to spend time with Him.




                   ©COPYRIGHT 2016 RICHARD L SPANGLER
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The Young Lions of Judah Part 2 (Taking the Mountains of Influence)

By Richard L. Spangler

 I went for my morning walk on Rosh Hashanah. As I was walking, I began to ponder what happened to the Young Lions. I was almost immediately caught up in a vision.

 I found myself standing on one of the Mountains of Influence. All around me there were demons. I felt a hand on my shoulder and there beside me stood Jesus. Jesus said, “Fear not. I have shielded you from the demons. As with me, they cannot see you or even sense we are here. Watch.”

 I began to watch. But not only could I watch but I could sense what these demons were feeling. They had feelings of arrogance; this mountain belonged to them, and all that was on it was theirs’.

There were people on the mountain. They were influenced by the demons to make large heavy chains for themselves. They also made chains for other people. The people gladly accepted the chains and put them on themselves, as if they were receiving a coveted award. What they didn’t realize was that the chains were weighing them down, keeping them from becoming what they wanted to be.

The demons heard the roar of lions from off in the distance. They stopped and looked up, but turned back to their work, unconcerned by the sound. Their arrogance rose up again. Some said, “This is our mountain. We have had it for a long time. It will always be ours.” The others nodded in agreement.

Suddenly, at the base of the mountain, an army of Young Lions of Judah appeared, surrounding the mountain.  The lions began to roar, and the mountain started shaking. The demons were stunned but quickly recovered. They began to scream at the lions, all sorts of lies and those people under their began to do the same.

The lions ignored the lies and moved up the mountain. As the lions came near the demons, the started to run. But the lions were too quick for the demons, and they overtook them. The Lions bounced on the demons. Then, using their mouths, grabbed the demons by their necks.

( At this point, I wondered why the lions grabbed these disgusting creatures with their mouths. Then it came to me, “They overcame them by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.” Words come out of the mouth.)

The Lions lifted the demons off the ground and tossed them high into the air( like a child throwing a rag doll) and off the mountain. Then, lions would roar again and move to strike down the next demon.

In the midst of this battle, when the lions came across a person that was chained or one under that was under the influence of the demons, they changed. The lion's faces became as lambs; they began to love these people with the love of God and chains fell off.

I looked up the mountain, the principality, was ordering more demons to attack the lions. At this point, the second wave of more powerful lions joined the attack.  Tossing the demons even higher into the air and they were landing in the valley with a resounding thud.

The principality called out to the other mountains for reinforcements. I look towards the other mountains, and they were also under attack from the Lions of Judah. Demons everywhere are losing the mountains. The third wave of lions arrives and begin bounding up the mountain towards the principality.  The principality cries out for help. In the distance, a black cloud rises and begins to move towards the mountains. I can see it is a massive army of demon warriors charging towards the mountains. I this point, I look at Jesus, and he says, “Now.”

Immediately, there appears an army of warrior angels. The angels were twice the size of the largest demon and outnumbered the demon army two to one. The angels stopped the demons in the tracks.

 When, the principality, began to retreat, throwing more demons into the path of the lions but nothing stopped the lions. The third wave of lions reached the principality. They all grabbed the principality, and they all tossed principality high into the air. The principality goes so high that I could no longer see him.  I look away from the mountain, and I see a cloud of black dust rising, I assume that is where the principality has landed.

The Lions are now on the top of the mountain, and they begin to roar in praise to our God. The people who have been set free joint in with choruses of praise and worship.

The demons try to counter-attack and are easily defeated each time they attack. The war continues for what seems like years and years. Time is flying by faster than I can comprehend.

All, at once there is a blinding flash of holy light. When I can see again, all the Lions and people they have set free are gone. There is a silence everywhere. Even the demons are stunned into silence at what just happened. Off in the distance, a black cloud descends and starts covering the earth.

 I look at Jesus, and he says, “It’s time to go.”

I find myself, back walking and making my turn towards home.

© COPYRIGHT 2017 RICHARD L. SPANGLER

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Third Level Blessing Revisited

By Richard L. Spangler
At the urging of the Holy Spirit, I am reposting this article. This teaching connects to the recent Open Hands Article. As you pray this prayer, pray for the double blessing for everyone you are praying over. I hope this Blesses You.

 While attending a Ministering Spiritual Gifts Conference I heard a teaching by

Apostle John Burkholder of Buffalo, NY. Apostle Burkholder taught on Luke 6:38,
“Give and it will be given to you a good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it
will be measured to you.”

             He stated, that he prays this over his offerings regularly. One day as he was praying  this verse, God spoke to him that he was praying it wrong. Apostle John
asked how that he was praying it wrong. The Lord stated it was not enough to pray
for his offering to blessed, but he needed to pray for those who the Lord spoke to:
 to give to him to be blessed, so that they could give.

Then the Lord took it to another level, not only was to pray for blessings for those who were to give to him but also pray for those who were to bless the givers so that they could bless the givers. This is a third level blessing.

This takes blessing others to a whole different level; it takes it beyond simple
addition into a multiplication of blessings. God is a God of multiplication. We see at
creation in Genesis how God commanded everything living thing to be fruitful and
multiply (not add).

 This is true in blessings as well as praying for others to be blessed. If we pray in the
matter stated above, our blessings will be multiplied as well.  So as you give your
tithes and offerings, pray for those who are to give to you, to be blessed, and also for
hose who are to bless them to receive a blessing.

Here is a personal example. I prayed over my offering that afternoon and on Sunday
at church. Now my wife has had some physical issues that prevented her from
working for more than two years. (God has been faithful in His provision for us).
  We and her doctors agreed that she should apply for disability. So, she set down and
filled out all the paperwork and submitted it. Her claim was promptly rejected. She
appealed. We were to go to an appeals hearing on the next Tuesday. I was told that I
could say nothing during the hearing, so I just sat there and prayed quietly in the
Spirit. The judge stated that it appeared my wife qualified and that we would be
notified in 7 to 10 days of his decision. We were excited and praised God. It gets
better, our attorney called on Friday, stating that the judge’s decision had already
been given and he ruled in our favor! She stated it would at least two months before
we received any back payments (two years’ worth) and then monthly checks. We
again rejoiced. Then on the following Tuesday, the lawyer called, stating she did not
understand it but the checked was already processed and mailed. We were stunned. On Friday we received a check for two years’ worth of back payments. Praise the
Lord.  We tithed on what we received and I again prayed over it and now waiting to
see what God does now.

            Again I want to encourage you, when you give your tithes and offerings praying for God’s blessing. Then go beyond that praying for others to be blessed so they can bless you. Finally, take it to the third level of blessing, praying for those to be blessed that are to bless those who are to bless you. Then, watch and see what God will do.

©COPYRIGHT 2012 RICHARD SPANGLER

Adventures in the Spirit A Series of Prophetic Visions

Pray for Your City

As I reflect on, the United Cry 16 in D.C., Azusa Now in L.A. and Houston and prayer meetings across this country and Canada on Saturday April 9,2016, this is what I sense from the Holy Spirit .Today as we pray we Will be not only bring about a move of the Holy Spirit in North America but we will be raising a wall. This wall, is a wall of protection of God for North America. It will run from D.C. north along the east coast of the United States and Canada. It will run south... along the east coast coming around and moving west along the Gulf Coast connecting with the wall running from Houston to the east. The Houston connection will not only run east but will also run west protecting the southern border of the United States and connecting with the L.A. portion of the wall running east. The L.A. Prayer Wall will run the length of West Coast of United States and Canada reaching the farest points of Alaska and Canada, also reaching across the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. This is far greater and more powerful than any physical wall and must be maintained by the prayers of the Saints of God! !
So today, raising this Wall of the Lord God's Protection and maintaining it is just the end of beginning of what God is doing in North America, so saints let's get to work, relying on the Holy Spirit to lead us into another Great Awakening that will not only effect the United States and Canada but every nation and people group on earth!!!

It is with these events in mind, and following the leading of the Holy Spirit, that I asking everyone join us in "Praying for Your City" April 23, 2016 at 10 a.m. (your local time). Check out the event at

Pray for Your City