Take Authority

Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
Isaiah 65:24

The prophet Isaiah spoke these prophetic words relating to a future time when God will create new heavens and a new earth. God paints a very beautiful and peaceful picture of this future time when He will delight and rejoice over His people on the earth. This will be a time when the nature of animals and people will change to the point that even the very things they desire to eat will be different. The lion is pictured as eating straw with the lamb and people planting and building without the fear that is on the earth today. With this change of nature and transformation of the heart, we will be in harmony with God and there will be no need for anyone to walk in depression or sadness because Jesus will be with them. The Kingdom of God will physically be set up on the earth.

God says that before we call, He will answer us and while we are speaking He will hear. This is relationship with God at its best. This is what the Kingdom agenda is all about. God is and has been expressing this agenda since the Holy Spirit fell on the earth almost two thousand years ago. What has caused true Believers to stand out a cut above the rest is the transformed heart; the Holy Spirit in them.

Isaiah prophesized what the Kingdom of God would look like during the Millennium but Jesus tells us what it looks like today. For Jesus Himself said,
"When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. Heal the sick who are there and tell them, The Kingdom of God is near you" Luke 10:9
We represent the Kingdom of God for we are carriers of the Holy Spirit. When we walk into any territory, we should be able to change the atmosphere by our very presence. We decree that things be changed and that evil spirits leave. We command that healing breakforth and that deliverance take place. We are called to make a difference in the land. The Church was not called to chase miracles, signs and wonders; we were anointed by the Holy Spirit to demonstrate miracles, signs and wonders. When Jesus went to resurrect Lazarus, he prayed for the sake of the people saying, "Father, I know you hear me for You ALWAYS hear Me." (emphasis mine) Jesus prayed for the sake of the people so that their faith would increase. When we find ourselves in a situation where healing need to take place we don't need to scream out healing; we command healing. This demonstration of the Kingdom of God will increase the faith of those who are healed but also for the bystanders. Our faith is increased because often times we know that God answered our request before we even asked Him. God says He will answer us before we call. For those of us who teach or preach, God will put His words into your mouths before you say them if you are submitted to Him. Take authority, for God has given you the power to trample over serpents so that people are blessed, our God is glorified and satan is horrified as we bless the name of Jesus.

Arise to the Light of His Glory

Arise saints, for we are in the Days of Awe! The period of time from Passover to Pentecost are exciting times for the body of Christ, for we are in a time of self-examination. I personally believe that this year in particular the Church will walk in the manisfestion the glory of God. His light will be seen on us as we spend time in His presence in our prayer closets. But there is a deeper call on the Church in this season and that is the clarion call to corporate prayer. Many groups of Believers globally have gather together on phone lines and services to pray and intercede for the Church and the nations. As we see darkness deepening in the land, the people of God are manifesting the glory of the Lord. Jesus expresses this glory in His prayer to the Father for those who will believe in Him through the Words of His apostles. Jesus speaks of the Church becoming one as He and the Father are "one" and in this place of oneness, God's glory will be seen on us so that the world will know that He was "sent" from the Father.


That they all may be one; as you Father, are in me, and I in you; that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you have sent me. And the glory which you gave me I have given them; that they may be one; even as we are one; I in them and you in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that you have sent me, and have loved them, as you have loved me.
John 17:21-22 NKJV

Jesus prayed; so we must pray! Prayer changes things and the saying that the "family that prays together; stays together" is so powerful and true. This can be said for family as well as ministries. We must pray during these times so that we can stay together. Nothing can effect our love walk if we are in a place of intercession for the Body of Christ. No spiritual cancer can come against Christ's body and destroy the Church of the Living God. So, let's stay together by praying for one another, with one another and personal intimate prayer, to root out everything in our hearts that will separate us from one another through the seed of offense, which also give birth to envy, jealousy, hatred and bitterness. Examine yourselves and see if this seed has permeated your heart and root it out through reading the Word of God, prayer and the powerful act of forgiveness. In this season of "awe", let's walk in love through the leading of the Holy Spirit as the sweet fragrance of the "fruit of the Spirit" is manifested in our lives.

I pray this Holy season will cause you to rise above every situation that tries to distract you from the wonderful promises God has made to us through His word and that we understand that we were called to walk in covenant with our God. Arise to the light of His glory and magnify the Lord.

May you be exceedingly blessed,
Apostle Cynthia Brooks