Another Instagram post…
Confirmation
I post on Instagram every day (ekm_tag). This one I felt I would post on the actual blog, as it is a little longer than most of my Instagram posts.
When God speaks, there should be a confirmation. We have received at least two in the past week!
A few days ago, about 11/24, I wrote this post on Instagram…
“The Lord spoke to me about idols.
I have been asking The Lord for more; more of Him, more of His presence, more of His fellowship.
He has answered, as I have been deeply seeking Him lately. I have had some sweet communion with His Spirit and it has been wonderful.
I asked for even more; more power. Power to demonstrate His love for people and thereby lead them to Christ.
He spoke to me tonight in a clear word.
He told me He cannot give me anymore of Himself until I make a sacrifice.
Not an animal blood sacrifice, of course. A sacrifice of idols in my life. Things that occupy my mind and my attention that are not of God.
One thing He clearly brought to my mind was Star Trek. Yes, I am a Trekkie. I have been a Trek fan since 1973. I have collected books and trinkets over the years that fill closet space. I know more facts and trivia about Star Trek than most people know about their own kids lives.
Don’t laugh. How much do you know about sports stats or your favorite team or player? Do you have a collection of idols that represent your team’s mascot, colors, or MVP?
What about your favorite movie star or singer?
Is it something else? What do you watch, read, or listen to that is not of God, that you absolutely love?
God told me to remove the idols and He will do things I have never seen Him do before.
He said He has been purging my wife and I. He wants to remove everything of the world from us so that nothing remains but Him.
Some purging He is asking me to do. Some things need to be removed by me, it must be a sacrifice on my part.
I want more of God. I want all I can get of Him. I love The Lord! He is more important to me than anything…
I will be throwing away ALL my Star Trek ‘stuff’.
“And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.”
Matthew 19:29”
The next day, Missy and I were talking about an unrelated subject. Then out of the blue she said she wanted to read something to me from a book she was in. She read the following account from the author. The author had been talking about hearing more clearly from God…
“Soon He would start having me get rid of most of the stuff in my house. This was hard for me, as I worked in the media at the time, In the media, the stuff you owned and the image you projected was very important. But God was ripping that all away! I didn’t know at the time but I was being tested. Did I have idols over these things? Would I get rid of them if God asked me to? As I did, I started to hear Him even more clearly.
Soon, a lot of my possessions were gone and all I had was a bed, a lamp, some clothes, and Jesus.I was ridding my heart of idols and starting to hear Him more and more clearly.”
The thing is, Missy had not read my post from the previous day yet. God was confirming what He had spoken to me.
Now let’s move forward to yesterday (Sunday the 4th). We were in church and our pastor made a statement, “The best is yet to come”. Immediately God spoke to me confirming that in my spirit. ‘The best is yet to come’. It resonated within me and I knew it was a word from the Lord.
I leaned over to Missy and told her, “I declare and decree that the best is yet to come!”
There was a little more to it. God said He is breathing a fire on His church, He is breathing a fire on His people for revival and we will not miss it.
We talked about it after church in the car and were very excited about the implications of what God was speaking to us.
Again, fast forward to today (Monday the 5th). Missy had been doing some devotions in her Bible app. She had started one but kept having a pop-up about her previous one not being completed. She had been ignoring it until this morning. She decided to open that particular devotion and see what she had missed. This is the one she had inadvertently skipped over…
Wow! We are even more excited!
He led us to East Tennessee to heal. We have. We both feel in our spirits a new season is upon us. There may be another move coming in the near future. God is directing our steps and orchestrating things into place.
Are you hearing God speak to you about what is next for you?
I can’t tell you how excited we are to see what God has for you… just around the corner.
Daily Instagram Posts
I post daily on Instagram. Do you follow it?
Sometimes it is just a Scripture verse or two. Sometimes it is an entire message. Sometimes it is a word from The Lord I share.
It could be a word just for you.
There are many bad things on the internet; let’s use it for good.
Follow ‘ekm_tag’ on Instagram to see what God has for you… just around the corner.
You can, of course, use the Instagram app on your phone or tablet, or on your computer, go to https://www.instagram.com/ekm_tag/
Turning Toward Thanksgiving
Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
“My fellow-citizens, no people on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver of Good who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of well-being and happiness…”
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18.
Be thankful, whatever situation or circumstance you are in, and see what God has for you… just around the corner.
New Wine Skins
We need new wine skins; tomorrow on Instagram.
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Even the Appearance
From EKM Instagram…
Every Day
“Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ,”
I just wanted you to be aware that I post most every day on Instagram, follow at ekm_tag.
As an example, here was today’s post…
Trial Run – A Bigger Agenda
I hope you are following along on Instagram with our 21 days of Scripture. The Lord laid it on my heart to post each verse of Psalm 34 with the associated Hebrew letter. It is an acrostic poem in the Hebrew Alphabet, with each letter of the Hebrew alphabet beginning a verse in sequential order; the lone exception is waw ( ו ), which begins the second clause of verse six.
Even if you do not have an Instagram account, you can still follow along by going to http://www.instagram.com/ekm_tag/
If you are familiar with my blog, you know that EKM stands for Everlasting Kingdom Ministries and TAG stands for Teach, Apply, Go.
As for this post, we watched Jentzen Franklin’s message from this past Sunday and it is so good. It is titled, ‘God Uses Your Bruises’. I encourage you to watch it.
A small portion, which really has little to do with the entirety of the message, is posted on my YouTube channel. I felt compelled to post it. It is only a minute and a half long so check it out.
Lord bless you and yours. What does God have for you…just around the corner?
Here is the YouTube address…
21 Days of Worship
I pray everyone reading this is doing well and excited about their walk with the Lord!
In my time with the Lord this past week He laid something on my heart; 21 days of worship.
He laid Psalm 34 on my heart. That Psalm is broken down into 21 sections. I began yesterday posting those sections on the EKM Instagram account. My goal is to post one section for each day for 21 days.
I hope you will follow along and meditate each day on that days section. Speak it back to the Lord in worship and hide it in your heart.
Scan the QR code below and it will take you directly to the EKM Instagram page. If you have an iPhone, simply open your camera and point it at the code. If you have an android, open a QR code reader app and scan it.
I will go ahead and post yesterday‘s and today’s below.
As you follow along and meditate on these scriptures, be sure to ask the Lord what He has for you… just around the corner.
Lord bless you and yours.
Time for Release
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now. – John 2:10
I am excited to say, Jesus is pouring out the latter glory as 5781 comes to an end (this year on the Jewish calendar). He has saved the best miracles of God’s awesome presence for last!
The Shmita year beginning on Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 6, 2021 was to be a sabbath year of rest but was also a year when slaves were released from captivity and fortunes restored—in other words, it was a year of freedom and release. Today in preparation for the Year of Release , a people are arising for this historic moment, ready to conquer and occupy for the kingdom of God. A people presently chosen, known and ordained for this hour, from before time, are now beginning to realize who they are in Christ and move to the forefront. It is therefore possible to stand resolute in the call of God, knowing that the living God stands with us and goes before us!
Things may seem to get worse before they get better. The path ahead of us will require a close walk with our Lord, and it will demand coming fully aware of our identity as supernatural warriors in Christ. We will need deep roots. The people of God must become like the mountain tree whose roots are buried deep in the Rock through growth in endurance and is able to withstand the winds and storms. I encourage you to strengthen one another through prayer and encouragement.
The year of release is the year to be fully who you are in Christ. It means God is opening the gate. It means there is an assignment for you—a path ahead. God is our guide who knows the way. Sometimes, the road takes twists and turns, but God will get us to our destination. The question you must ask yourself is: Do you trust him?
In the coming days it will be vitally important to be saturated in the Word, reading it daily, listening to Christian podcasts, Christian television, and any way you can be fed by The Word, as we will be receiving important revelations from the Lord through His Word. Be aware of signs and stay objective. Be aware of the thread that ties things together. God can speak to you in many ways and through many voices; pay attention and write down the things that are being confirmed. Allow God to fine tune your spiritual senses, and don’t become dogmatic, set in your opinion. None of us knows it all. Be willing to yield when you recognize you have taken a wrong turn. God has different paths for different people. He has specific tasks for every individual. Know what yours is! Don’t follow blindly! Trust God in the strange ways that He works, as His ways are so much higher than ours.
Things are shifting for the church with the new season starting in the Year of Release. The Lord God is going ahead of us. He goes before us, and He will be with us. He will not leave us nor forsake us. Do not fear or be dismayed, as He told Joshua.
As I said in the previous post, spend time with Him and just see what God has for you…just around the corner.
TAG! 