The Intercessor's Intimate Chamber: March 2018

Monday, March 19, 2018

According to Your Thirst Be It Unto You

Do not limit Me in what I can do and will do. Let me be who I AM in your life. I AM not only THE Way, THE Truth and THE Life. I AM YOUR Way, YOUR Truth and YOUR Life.

Obligation is a trap. You are not even obligated to Me. I created humankind and then set them free to choose their own way and relationship to Me. That is why the world is in the condition it is now. Do you really think if I was in control it would be like it is now? I simply say, "Let Me be," and I allow people to choose. I simply say, "Let you be," and then I let you choose.

I force Myself on no person. I bid people to come to Me, and then allow their own thirst to draw them to Me. It is your level of thirst and choice to come to Me that determines your level of freedom in Me. Many are thirsty, but do not come to Me. They seek another source to quench their thirst. I simply cry out to them, "Let Me be," but I leave the choice to them. I initiate the call, and they respond as they will.

Some come to quench their thirst like Judas, but they come with the wrong motives. They do not come to Me for Me, but they come to Me for their own pleasure and what they think they can get out of Me. In truth, all you can get out of Me is Me, and so many do not want Me as I truly am. They want their imagination of Me, but not who I truly AM.

For I say to you and I say to all, "Let Me be who I AM in your life, and Let you be who I made you to be." For I AM your Creator and your Liberator. I do not bind you to Myself against your will. Rather, I allow you to come to Me according to your thirst and according to the level of your desperation to be united with Me now and forever more. Therefore, I say to you and I say to all, "According to your thirst be it unto you."

Christ Your Liberator

Saturday, March 17, 2018

EDUCATION - Acrostic Poem

E stablishing God’s Kingdom through Biblical

D iscipleship by

U nderstanding and incarnating God’s

C ovenant and

A postolic vision for

T otal reconciliation through the

I ntercession,

O neness, obedience, and warfare of His apostolic army throughout the

N ations of the world.

The Gospel of Creation

From Genesis to Revelation God declares Good News to us concerning His will and purpose in the Earth. This Good News was concealed in the Old Testament books of the Bible and revealed through Jesus Christ as expressed in the New Testament books of the Bible. Yet, now that the Good News of God’s will has been revealed, that which was once concealed in the Old Testament is now revealed to us by the Spirit of God who dwells within us. So, now we can perceive the Good News of God’s will for all humanity clearly throughout every portion of Scripture beginning with the very first words recorded in the book of Genesis. This same Good News is declared through the commandments that God gave Moses, and most clearly revealed in the person and finished work of Jesus Christ. So, let us begin by examining the Gospel of Creation.

The book of Genesis begins with the words, “In the beginning”, and these three simple words happen to be very Good News. First of all, consider that God is eternal, which means that He has no beginning and no end. He exists completely independent from any other being or substance outside of both space and time. He has need of nothing and no one. Yet, He spoke and breathed these word: “In the beginning” in order to declare the Good News of His will concerning all of Creation. With these words, “In the beginning”, God established TIME of which He had no need, because He is eternal. Therefore, these words reveal and represent the Good News of Divine Appointment.

So, when God breathed the words “In the beginning”, He was declaring very Good News. The prophet Zechariah wrote, “Do not despise these small beginnings” (Zechariah 4:10). But I say to you, do not despise beginnings whether they appear small or large, ugly or beautiful, worthy or unworthy of celebration, because beginnings represent divine appointment, and they are Good News. Likewise, let us not be like Job, who in the midst of his suffering desired the day of his birth to perish. For regardless of the level of turmoil we encounter on our journey, the day of our birth was a beginning ordained by God and it is Good News.

God’s declaration, “In the beginning” was such Good News that He drew a line in the midst of eternity and called it TIME just to make room for us in HIS eternal existence. Likewise, God drew shapes in the great never-ending expanse of His being that fills all and all and called it SPACE just to make room for us in HIS world. And THIS is why “In the beginning” is such Good News! These were the FIRST Words recorded in the Book, we call God’s Word, and these words represent DIVINE APPOINTMENT.

This Good News was concealed until Jesus came and revealed their relevance and the tremendous glory of their goodness towards us and all of mankind. Jesus appeared to Paul and revealed this Good News to him. As a result, Paul explained how God had “marked out (all) appointed times in history and the boundaries of (all) lands (or dwellings)” (Acts 17:26).

Yes! Do you SEE the Good News all wrapped up in these God breathed words: “In the beginning”? They pertain to you and me! God drew a line in eternity and established YOUR TIME and MY TIME! He drew YOUR FORM and MY FORM in the great never-ending expanse of His being that fills all and all! Therefore, we ought NEVER to despise our beginning! I know how traumatic events can cause us to cry out in the midst of excruciating pain. I know how such trauma can cause us, like Job, to desire to curse our beginning and to wish for death above life. Believe me, when I say I know! But hear me when I declare that REGARDLESS of the circumstance and trauma that you have faced or still face, YOUR BEGINNING is STILL Good News, because it is GOD BREATHED! YOUR BEGINNING was a Divine Appointment established by God way back when He FIRST BREATHED “In the beginning…”!

Let me also express that we ignorantly curse our beginning and we commit SUICIDE when we FAIL TO LIVE the very purpose for which God drew a line in eternity calling it OUR TIME and drew OUR FORM in the great never-ending expanse of His being that fills all and all!

So, I declare to YOU that YOUR BEGINNING was God breathed.
It was a Divine Appointment, and it is Good News!

Are You Pretending Like You're Not Hearing God?

I remember many years ago when Holy Spirit was training me to listen, hear and respond to His voice. One morning I arose from my bed while my mother was still sleeping. Suddenly, I AUDIBLY heard my mother's voice call me, "Christine!" So, I walked into her bedroom and found her still sleeping. I found that strange, and I walked back out. This happened a couple of times. Yes, it was kind of like the story of Samuel in the Bible, but I was already an adult at this point.

Finally, I realized that this was God audibly calling my name, but His voice sounded like my mother's voice. Then He spoke these words to me, "Christine! Why are you pretending like you're not hearing Me?" I felt confused, and asked Him, "What do you mean? How am I pretending like I'm not hearing You?" Then He repeated a stream of many things He had been speaking to me internally like a stream. I still felt confused, because of course I had heard everything He had spoken to me, and I KNEW it was His voice speaking those things to me. So, how in the world was I pretending like I wasn't hearing Him?

What I didn't realize is that growing in the prophetic and building an intimate relationship with God as described by Jesus when He said, "My sheep hear my voice, and a stranger's voice they will not follow." is so much more than simply HEARING God's voice. God not only desires for us to HEAR His voice, but He requires a RESPONSE from us! He wants us to CONVERSE with Him and INQUIRE more deeply of Him. Most importantly, He requires that we OBEY His voice. Sometimes He speaks to us, and we need to actually find out from Him how He wants us to respond to the truths that He is imparting to us. In this particular case from so long ago, He was speaking prophetically to me, and He wanted me to RELEASE the prophesy. Instead, I was just listening to His Words with an awareness of what He was speaking to me. I UNDERSTOOD and ACKNOWLEDGED His voice internally, but I was STILL pretending like I wasn't hearing His voice, because I was not RESPONDING to the MESSAGE He was releasing to me.

So, the questions remains: Are you pretending like you're not hearing God? Inquire of Him further, and RESPOND to His voice. For God always requires a RESPONSE!

God Is Raising Up Intercessory Peace Makers

Many speak of the call to become and serve as intercessory prayer warriors, which is good and necessary. Yet, we are living in times of great division and war throughout the nations that require an army of intercessory peace makers to rise and stand in the gap.

For I hear the Spirit of Christ speaking these words to us. "There is a great divide in this nation, and neither side is right. It's not about choosing a side, but standing in the gap between the two sides and becoming an intercessory peace maker. Do not feel pressured to pick a side or have an opinion on every issue. Just listen and be present in the conversation."

What does this mean for us individually and corporately? It means that in the midst of turmoil, strife, debate, battles and war God speaks and His Word always releases GOOD NEWS. It is time that we look through the lens of God's Love which is expressed most remarkably and powerfully through the Gospel, which literally means GOOD NEWS. Every disciple of Christ is called to BEAR WITNESS to the GOOD NEWS of Christ's Life, Death, Resurrection, Ascension and very PRESENCE not only seated on the throne of Heaven, but right HERE and NOW WITH us and IN us. He is the Prince of Peace. And though we know there is a future time when Christ will come and establish COMPLETE peace and restoration, we also know that He is PRESENT HERE and NOW to bring peace, as well.

So, where has God established you to stand and bear witness of His GOOD NEWS? Wherever that may be, STAND, RECEIVE His mantle of PEACE, and SEE the Salvation of the Lord as you SERVE as His Intercessory Peace Maker. For truly, God is raising up intercessory peace makers to stand in the gap between the numerous great divides within our communities and nation. He is calling forth an ARMY of INTERCESSORY PEACE MAKERS that serve as BRIDGES of PEACE. Will you answer His call?

© 2018 Christine Lombard; All rights reserved; Use only with permission

Sunday, March 11, 2018

My Liberating Truth - Song of Worship

I'm so in love with You
So in love with You
My liberating Truth
And I worship You
In the beauty of Your Holiness
I worship You
In the power of Your Majesty
I worship You
In the splendor of Your Glory
I exchange all that I am
For the Great I AM
For You are My Liberating Truth
And I am consumed by You

I relinquish all that I am
My desire and plan
I lay at Your feet
Just to feel Your heart beat
I surrender all
On my face I fall
I relinquish all
For the treasure of Your Glory
For You are My Liberating Truth
And I am consumed by You

SPOKEN:
I'm so in love with You
I'm ONE with You
I'm undone in You
I'm a son in You
I'm whole in You
Spirit / souled in You
Flesh become Word
Your voice become heard
Christ become manifest
Striving become rest
Darkness become Light
Wrong become right
Blind become sight
Far become near
Brought up from the rear
Empty become satisfied
Lost become guide
All cause I abide
In Your Love
And perceive like the dove
Single focused on You
My One and only Truth
Having become fully new
With nothing left to do
But trust in You
Replacing every limit
And every gimmick
With Liberating Truth
The very essence of You
I'm so in love with You
I'm ONE with You
I'm undone in You
I'm a son in You
I'm whole in You
Spirit / souled in You.

I'm so in love with You
So in love with You
My liberating Truth
And I worship You
In the beauty of Your Holiness
I worship You
In the power of Your Majesty
I worship You
In the splendor of Your Glory
I exchange all that I am
For the Great I AM
For You are My Liberating Truth
And I am consumed by You

Habitation

What does God desire?

What does God require?

But true communion

And true union

Becoming ONE

In His Son

Who builds a HABITATION

Among the nations

A holy relation

With the God of creation

Lively stones

Built together as His home

He went away

He did say

To prepare a place

A set apart space

For us to dwell

So, He explained, "All is well."

But that was only half the story

It gets better, never boring!

He said, "I will build My qahal

As though Adam never did fall.

A place for Us (Elohim) to dwell

A living tabernacle and well

That never runs dry

And she doesn't even have to try

Cause We (Elohim) will fill her

And instill her

With Our very essence

And she will carry our presence."

That's the other half of the story

I told you it never gets boring

We need not wait

For some appointed day

Our time is now

It's time to live out loud

The vision of Heaven

The perpetual day called Seven

Enter His rest

Experience His best

And never less

Than HABITATION

As His set apart nation

Cause that's what God desires

And that's what God requires

True communion

And true union

Becoming ONE in the Son

Who builds a HABITATION

Among the nations

One lively stone upon another

Building up our sisters and brothers

Regardless of apparent differences

Tear down the fences

Let go defenses

It's time to build

It's time to be filled

With God's essence

And presence

As one holy HABITATION

And one holy nation

Built up to reveal glory

And proclaim redemption's story

Christ revealed IN a people

Christ manifested THROUGH a people

No more man made steeples

But a city built by Christ alone

And a people become God's home!

I AM the Word

"I AM the Word, and you are My message.

I AM the Teacher, and you are My lesson.

I AM the Word, and you are My letter.

I send you forth to break every fetter.

You are My principle setter.

I AM the King, and you wear My signet ring.

Through you, to the world My peace I bring.

I AM the Solution, and you are My revolution.

Though many perceive you as an intrusion.

I AM the Bridegroom, and you are My bride.

My intimate secrets to you I confide.

With you, I share My passion, and you put it into action.

I AM! Therefore, you are!

I flow through you, no holds barred.

I AM the Light, and you are My star.

I AM! Therefore, you are!"

Christ, the I AM

I AM Your Liberator

"I AM a Liberator
An Incubator
Of Freedom
Religion & Legalism
You don't need 'em
Only the constraints
Of covenanal Ahavah
The Law of Love
And mindset from above
Will smash the idols
And truly set My people free
To truly SEE as I SEE
Setting captives free...
Now dat's Me!
So, they can truly be
Who I made them
Sons and friends
Fellow liberators
To the ends
Of the Earth
Capitalizing on the worth
Of their new birth
I AM a Liberator
An Incubator
Of freedom
So many got Me all wrong
Singing all kinds of crazy songs
Calling My name
To their own shame
Cause if they truly knew Me
They'd SEE
I AM a Liberator
An Incubator
Of Freedom..."

Christ Your Liberator

Saturday, March 3, 2018

The Ocean is Before You

The Ocean is before you

And the Ocean adores you

But you stand ankle deep

Only wetting your feet

You desire Me to speak

You want Me to prophesy

A lie

Saying you tried

But you were denied

When I died

I was crucified

I stretched My arms wide

And I rose from the grave

So, you’d no longer be a slave

So, you could abide in Me

And you could reside in Me

The Ocean is before you

And the Ocean adores you

But you stand ankle deep

Only wetting your feet

I AM the Ocean

And I desire your devotion

But you’re caught up in emotion

I don’t bring magical potion

I give you My devotion

And declare to you I AM the Ocean

I AM standing before you

And I adore you

But you stand ankle deep

Only wetting your feet

You desire Me to speak

You want Me to prophesy

A lie

Saying you tried

But you were denied

When I died

I was crucified

I stretched My arms wide

And I rose from the grave

So, you’d no longer be a slave

So, you could abide in Me

And you could reside in Me

The Ocean is before you

And the Ocean adores you

But you stand ankle deep

Only wetting your feet

So, this is what I speak

And this is what I prophesy

I didn’t just try

I died

That you’d never be denied

I rose giving you a decision

To choose your vision

Now it’s up to you

Choose your point of view

Remain ankle deep

Waiting for Me to speak

Or take a giant leap

And immerse yourself in Me

It’s time to set yourself free

And stop waiting on Me.

I AM standing before you

And I adore you

Come out into the deep

Immerse your head to your feet

In Me, you will find all that you seek

When you immerse yourself in Me.

The Ocean is before you

And the Ocean adores you

But you stand ankle deep

Only wetting your feet

So, make your decision

And choose your vision

For the Ocean is before you.