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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have often read this passage, praying it, crying out to the Lord,
longing to come up there and stand before my Lord, longing to have my eyes
opened to literally see my beautiful One. Jesus has made a way for us to
"come up there"; because of His great act of love on the cross for
us, the door is open for all of us to come into His presence and stand boldly
before His throne. Not only that, but to come to our heavenly Daddy and throw
ourselves into His arms; to listen to His voice, to hear His heartbeat, to
smell His fragrance, to feel His warmth, and to be filled with His awesome
glory. And what's the purpose? Our highest calling is to simply BE. To be in
relationship with Him, to be in love with Him, to be intimate with Him, to be
His reflection. And then, all the world will see HIS glory shining through
us, will feel HIS love flowing through us, will experience HIS life through
us. That is how God's kingdom is established upon all the earth – YOU are the
one to spread His glory to cover all the earth. You have the awesome
privilege to carry His glory – and you'd better do it in fear and trembling
before an awe-some God. Then all the world will know that He IS King, Creator
of heaven and earth, the only One, the One who is worthy of all honor and
praise, and to whom all the world will bow down to honor Him. Why wait till they have to? Why not introduce them to our wonderful, beautiful,
glorious King, Bridegroom and Friend right now? Oh if they only knew Him!
None would turn away from Him! How can they call on the one of whom they have
not heard? How can they see the One they have not seen, if not in us? The door is open. Let's go up there. Who is qualified? Every one washed
and covered by the blood, with clean hands and a pure heart, for the pure
will see God. And once we have walked across that door, He will set doors
before us no one can shut, and no one can open but us. Who are the doors for?
Yes, for us, but ultimately it has nothing to do with us, but it is all about
His kingdom and His honor and His bride to be made complete and beautiful. The Coming Explosion I've been pregnant for a long time; pregnant with the purposes of God for
a nation and beyond, and now the day is near when it will suddenly
come forth. The baby has been growing, it has been taking shape, it has
become more and more visible to the surrounding world getting more and more
attention, as the anticipation rises for that coming day. But as exciting as
that day is, it's only the beginning! The weeks following that public declaration were not what I expected. Once
again I had to face my shortcomings, weaknesses, failures, and weariness, and
that baby seemed the most impossible thing in the world. The date for my
return to Mali came closer, and fear set in. And then the Lord broke in with
power (10 days ago), removed the darts of the enemy, and gave me understanding.
There were two things going on in the invisible world: The word of the Lord had been spoken, and God's word always creates,
brings forth; it has life and power. That day a process of changing wineskins
started. Oh how painful and shocking as we see those old wineskins! But I
could not see the new ones He was getting ready. I could not see the enlarged
tent, the bigger and brighter garments, the new and beautiful wineskins
necessary for the things to come. It's never comfortable to be stretched and
twisted and formed and changed. But after fasting and prayer, the Lord broke in chasing the darkness and
putting me into the new wineskins, putting the new mantle on me, and giving
me the scepter of His authority to act on His behalf as His ambassador. And
this little girl of the King, clothed in this beautiful robe, with crown and
scepter, is still just Daddy's little girl, who is painfully aware of her
shortcomings, but who knows EXACTLY who the One is whose robe and scepter she
wears and carries, and who has given her all authority to do His will and
works. Stepping Into The New These past ten days, God has released so much of what has been going on
invisibly, preparing for its impartation now. Wednesday night, Sep 15, was
Rosh Ha Shana, the Jewish New Year. It was also the first meeting of the
conference I attended. As soon as the music started, abundant joy started
flooded me like I hadn't felt it in a while, and the Lord spoke to me that it
has begun. 2004 has started (of course it's 5000 something for the Jews), and
remember that the Lord promised two years ago that 2004 was the year of
fulfillment. Last Friday the prophet of the Lord spoke again, bringing tremendous
confirmation, impartation and encouragement. And that very same day a
prophetic act touched the deepest longing in my heart as I go back to Mali. This coming Sunday is a very significant day for me. It feels like a
wedding day, to Him and to a wonderful presentation of Him here in Kansas
City. Christ Triumphant Church is going to license me (like an
ordination) for ministry, and send me out under their covering. Over this
past week (there was a conference there) I've been blown away by getting a
glimpse of how big this is, how significant this time is, and the awesome
things to come a while down the road as a result of this connection. I'm a
visionary, and I see things long before their time. So I'm probably not
making much sense to you right now. Just know God has connected me to a
like-minded people and given me a family, because He sets the lonely in
families. And I'm honored, and blessed, and overwhelmed, and filled with
gratitude and love for my family here in Kansas City. So please join me in celebrating this special day with me next Sunday,
whether in person or in spirit. If you are from the area and still need
details on the celebration and party, please contact me. Divine Appointments I also have two VERY significant meetings this week with people I don't know
yet, which might be absolutely necessary pieces of the puzzle to do what God
has called me to. This is so HUGE! Please cover those two meetings in prayer
(Wed and Mon). Thank you. Well, I never got to the more practical things I wanted to share with you
today. My only prayer is always that the Lord would inspire ME to breathe
into these words and encourage YOU and build you up, so that you would be
compelled to draw closer to Him and step into your destiny in Him. May your eyes be opened to see that glorious door, and may nothing keep
you from stepping through it! In HIM, Claudia ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tel. (+223) 220 0311 IMPORTANT: Don't write my name on the check, but add
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