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Volume 2   Issue 9 September 2008
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Great effectual doors opening!
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Greetings to you! This month is a very strategic month for prayer  because it is the first of the last four months of the year in which the enemy fights the Body Christ the most, signifying that you are almost at the finish line. The devil knows that if he can stop you now, then he has won the battle. But how many of you know that no matter what he tries, the devil is a defeated foe. We have the victory in Christ Jesus. That is why it is very important to use the keys that Jesus gave us. He said in Matthew 16:19: "I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven." 
And with that in mind, receive the word the Lord has released through our feature article! 
 
Shalom!
 
Debbie
Pastor & Evangelist
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Great effectual doors are opening for all of us
 
God is opening great effectual doors for all of us in this hour. To walk into a new door - we have to close some old doors. The Holy Spirit is creating wind drafts of change to close the doors to the past and break open the doors to our future and destiny.

God has given us new strategic keys in Matthew 16:19, "I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven."

These keys will open new doors of anointing, blessing and increase in His Kingdom where we have never been before. The old keys only fit the old doors of the past where we have already been. The Lord told me that many people are still trying to build the "New Thing" with old keys and are stuck in traditions of how we have always done things.

Isaiah 43:18-19, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?"
 
We must seek God for fresh revelation and daily manna. This is the time to ask God for spiritual eyes to see and spiritual ears to hear what the Spirit of the Lord is currently saying to His Church.

Revelation 3:7-8, "These are the words of Him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name."

God knows that our flesh is weak but our spirit is willing. He has gone before us using His strength to open the doors for us. He is such a gentleman, full of honor and grace to open the doors for His Bride. We don't have to use our strength to open the doors; He has already done that for us. All we have to do is walk through the doors, placing our confidence in His power.
 
Only the humble in heart will be able to bow down low enough to go through these new doors of opportunity and overcome our adversaries. 1 Corinthians 16:9, "because a great door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many who oppose me."

There is a new release of Holy Spirit power that has come in His Kingdom to propel us to a higher level. Our faith is being tested in the fire. If we continue to persevere, we will be found to be strong because we chose to believe His Word.

Deuteronomy 33:27 says: "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you, saying, 'Destroy him!'"

The Lord has gone out before us to destroy our enemies so we can soar through the heavenly doors and gates He is opening for us. All we have to do is learn to flow in the draft His Spirit is creating.

Psalm 90:16-17, "Let Your work appear to Your servants, and Your glory to their children. And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands for us; yes, establish the work of our hands."

The Lord is getting ready to release some of His "greater works" upon His servants that are walking with Him in humility and have a pure heart. He wants us to trust Him on a new level. Prepare your hearts to receive a new wave of power that will sweep over you.
 
Psalm 91:1-4: "He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, 'He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust.'

"Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler."

We must learn to dwell in the secret place of His presence so we remain covered by His wings. The Lord is going to demonstrate His intentions in this hour to bring you into alignment with your destiny and greater purpose.

Set Your Heart to See and Understand
The Lord is encouraging us to listen to the sound of the Holy Spirit's wind of change as His still small voice whispers a new direction. Anticipate the winds of change. Renew yourself in faith and rise up in victory. These God-directed changes will enable you to take a turn for the better and leave past troubles behind. You have been in a preparation process to receive the love of the Lord in a new way.
 
1 Corinthians 2:9-10, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him but God has revealed it to us by His Spirit..."

The Spirit of the Lord has been searching the deep things of God to reveal them to His friends. Set your heart to see and understand. He will begin to put all the pieces of your life together so you can see the big picture from His prospective.

The time to receive mantles like Katherine Kuhlman, Aimee Semple McPherson, John G. Lake, Jack Coe, William Branham and others has come! Ask the Lord to take you to higher heights to receive these heavenly mantles.

With this accelerated speed we will be able to overtake the plowman and expedite the harvest. Amos 9:13-14, "'The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills. I will bring back My exiled people Israel; they will rebuild the ruined cities and live in them. They will plant vineyards and drink their wine; they will make gardens and eat their fruit.'"

God is moving to establish His Kingdom in our lives!
Praying at the Midnight Watch!

The Midnight Hour is where your victory lies! In the word of God, midnight could represent the concept of intense darkness or even gloom. However, MIDNIGHT usually meant halfway between dark and the breaking of the light or the middle-point of the night before the light could break through.
 
This month we are going to be answering His call to watch in the Midnight Hour. Psalm 119:62 says, "At midnight I will rise to give thanks to You, because of Your righteous judgments."

This is a time in the Body of Christ when we need the Lord to deal with our enemies that are trying to keep us from entering into His perfect plan for our life, family, city, state and nation. The midnight hour was a time for thanksgiving and of visitation. Additionally, this was an hour when the Lord began to prepare His people to receive many acts of change in the earth. This is also a key time for a redemptive shift to occur in your life.

The midnight hour was the time that the children of Israel broke through to their great deliverance. (At midnight the Lord struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, creating their release out of captivity.) This is a great time of pressing through. Midnight is the time for us to praise and press the enemy and arrest His movement.

If you are feeling the call to join with us on the Prayer Line, please let  us know by email. Email Pastor Debbie at dbandaministries@aol.com and tell us the nights you will be watching. 

Midnight prayer watch begins on September 1 - 30, 2008, from 12:00 midnight - 3:00 a.m. The numbers to call are as follows:
 
Dial in # : 1-218-486-7200
Bridge #: 452193

I believe this is a very key time to pray strategically and God will meet you at your point of need.
 
Blessings.