Declarations For 2009

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:16:05 -0500

1. Ephesians 1:2 – “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ , who has blessed me with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ.” My Father blesses me with every good thing. “If I know how to give good gifts to my children, how much more shall my Father who is in heaven give good things to me who ask Him (Matt7:11)

2. I am “ heir of God and joint-heirs with Christ” – so I am equal with Jesus in all that He inherited from God the Father. I am part of a “ chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people who and I show forth the praises of Him who called me out darkness into his marvelous light. (1Pet. 2:9) So I live by faith in the covenant relationship I have with God. I am not trying to be blessed, or healed or prosperous, I already am. “I am blessed with every spiritual blessing…” in every area of my life. I have it. He paid for it. My name is already there.

3. “You have chosen me , that I should go and bring forth fruit and that my fruit should remain, that whatsoever I ask of the Father in your name, He will give it to me” (John 15:16. “ I abide in you, and your words abide in me, so I will ask and it will be done for me”. (Jn.15:7) I am not conformed to this world’s system, but I am transformed by the renewing of my mind. I prove, by declaring and demonstrating, that your will for me is good, acceptable and perfect. I will continue to ‘behold’ the word of God because is the portrait of who I am. I am the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ. I am dressed and equipped for supernatural living.

4. The weapons of my warfare are mighty in God for the pulling down of every stronghold… so I take the mighty authority of God and I pull down every false and lying attachment to my identity in Christ. My reputation, authority, fame, strength, acceptance, significance, ability rest in His doing not mine. So I bind my mind, emotions and will to the sound of His voice in me and I turn away from every other voice that would vie for my attention. I will use time to entertain no other thoughts except those connect to the Kingdom and His righteousness.

5. God’s system is God’s blessing and it “makes me rich and adds no sorrow with it” (Pr.10:22). “I am of faith and blessed with faithful Abraham. Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the law, being made a curse for me…that the blessings of Abraham might come on me through Jesus Christ; that I might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (Gal.3:13-14)

6. I walk in the Blessing when I am a blessing. “ So I will Never return evil for evil, or insult for insult, but on the contrary blessing . I want to enjoy life and see good days so I will keep my tongue free from evil and my lips from guile.” (1pet.3:9-10). I bind my emotions to respond to the need to be more loving than right and I take authority over every foothold of self protection in my heart.

7. “No weapon formed against my family will prosper. A hedge of protection guards their health, their homes, their hearts. I call for their destinies and declare that nothing shall separate them from your love. I speak to the spirit in every member of my family- let faith in Jesus rise up in your hearts, let your guidance come from the leading of His Spirit in you, and let your inner man hear the sound of His voice. I break the power of wrong agreements in your lives and loose and destroy any curse spoken against you. I bind your mind, will and emotions to hear and respond to the thoughts, passion and plans that your Heavenly Father has for each of you.”

8. I have faith that the works that Jesus did, I shall do and even greater works shall I do… whatever I ask in Jesus’ Name, that will He do for me.. I will stay in the place of blessing.. “ I am a righteous man who lives by his faith and in His faithfulness” (Hab.2:4). I will take the steps of faith to stay in the God’s plan. He has called me to gather. So I do not worry about my provision. I ask for Kingdom access , I seek the Kingdom strategies , I knock on Kingdom doors and by continual faith in His Righteousness in me, I will receive, find and open Heaven’s will for every area of influence He has given me.

9. I walk in Divine health. My wife and I are one so she and I are full of Divine health. I cover my body from head to toe with every ounce of victory that Jesus won for me through the bruising of His body. My blood system is infiltrated with His royal blood and therefore His royalty flows in every system in my body. I am also a dispense of divine health, I will release Love’s passion for healing wherever I am confronted with sickness.

10. Wisdom abides in me, so I will abide in Wisdom. I ask for and expect Wisdom’s counsel and direction for The Shepherd’s House family. Each person’s process of experiencing and maturing in their freedom in Christ will grow much deeper this year. Avenues for expanding the Kingdom both corporately and personally are already stored in our hearts and will be released and pursued with passion all through out this year. The Shepherd’s heart in each of us and our corporate call to be apostolic servants to our region will become clearer and stronger. Our gathering times will grow in number and intensity with an every increasing sense of God’s manifest Presence in our midst.

11. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I shout for joy because I am full of trust in You. I awake every morning in joy. I go about in joy and I fill my day with joyful thanksgiving. Your Presence - Your glory that fills me – Your faithfulness, Your strength in me, Your Hope in me, Your breath in me – this is my joy. I celebrate with exceeding joy my faith in Your Name. So joy will be my portion regardless of what my circumstances may be. In joy I expect the manifestation of your promises in my life and those I bring to you. I ask in Your Name and receive so that my joy will be full. (Jn.16) As I abide in Your love through out my day I will notice my joy remains even when ‘life’ or the enemy speaks otherwise.

12. I declare a consecration of my time in 2009 to You, Father. My times (ps.35: 14) are in Your hands – My every day times and my opportune times I commit to Your leading. I bind myself to the look for and live in the times and timing of the Lord and I loose every demonic assignment to fill my time with fear. I choose to move into the rhythm of your heartbeat. My seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months – my January, February, March, April, May, June, July. August, September, October, November, December of this year are Yours, Father. Holy Spirit, You will lead me into a greater understanding of your timing for me and others you have placed in my life. I will not miss your many opportunities as You will give me eyes to increasingly see Your times and seasons through out this year.

13. I love You with my whole heart, soul, mind and strength. I renew and discover the spirit of worship in my heart. I thank you, as I seek to daily dwell in Your Presence that You will draw me into Your heart and teach me how to open up all my dry places and drink in the goodness of your love. I look forward to frequent times spent with You charged with the atmosphere of Heaven. Your fresh anointing in my life and Your songs of deliverance over my life will grow with increased intensity through out this year as beholding Your beauty becomes the one thing I desire more and more.

14. You have not given me a spirit of fear – Your leading in me, Holy Spirit, is for me to know that Abba’s power works in me, Abba’s love totally sustains me and Abba’s mind and my mind are continually in tune. So all my supply this year will come to me according to Your riches and glory in my Jesus. You are my Shepherd and I will not lack in anything. I look for ways to give beyond all my fears and I know that You are able to make all grace- your enabling - to abound toward me, so that, always having more than enough, I am able to abound in every good work with thanksgiving.

The Nation of Nepal

Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:35:46 -0500

Nepal Update
Pastor Dave, Steve Knaus and I all arrived safely in Nepal this week. We have preached at a powerful Pastor’s Con-ference in Eastern Nepal with over 500 Pastors and we will be speaking at Pastor Tek’s church in Kathmandu this week. We will also be recording messages for the radio station that will reach many, many thousands of people. Please continue to keep us in your prayers and also for continued safety, traveling mercies and health. I will post a more detailed report when we return.
Thank you for your prayers, Pastor Mike

Right Now

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:59:54 -0400

“Repent for the Kingdom of heaven is at hand” - at hand means Right Now. Jesus was announcing an at hand, Right Now Kingdom. You are a new creation - Right Now. All your past disqualifications are gone - Right Now. Yes, you are in the process of appropriating this truth but the exact point of reference for this truth to set you free is Right Now. Even as you are now reading you will never be more loved or have more “hope of glory” available to you than Right Now. (Pause and say a Right Now yes to the Holy Spirit witness in your heart.)

It’s time to stop letting the enemy’s “fear world” - pain from the past and fear of the future - rob you of your Right Now. Jesus gave us seven I AM statements. He declared the power of a sevenfold blessing into your life Right Now.

He is Right Now your bread of life - all the nourishment of heaven is available Right Now.
He is your light, your wisdom -all the Right Now understanding and insight that you need Right Now.
He is your Right Now Shepherd - green pastures and still waters are here Right Now.
He is your Right Now door - opening now at your confident request every opportunity for you to advance the Kingdom of heaven Right Now.
He is your Right Now resurrection life - there is nothing that is impossible to you Right Now.
He is your Right Now “way, truth and life” to the Father’s infinite love Right Now.
He is the vine - you are now connected to Him and His sap of life is flowing into and through you Right Now.

Wow, so much available Right Now. Allow the God who loves you so much to invade your Right Now and watch Him explode you into your freedom and destiny.

Bless you, Pastor Mike

Weekly Manna

Declarations For 2009

The Nation of Nepal

Right Now