Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Day after terror attack, congregants return to pray at Har Nof synagogue

Security guard now posted outside Kehilat Bnei Torah; politicians Bennett and Lipman join morning service

BY MARISSA NEWMAN November 19, 2014, THE TIMES OF ISRAEL

Yesh Atid MK Dov Lipman attends morning prayers at the Kehilat Bnei Torah synagogue in Har Nof, Jerusalem, on November 19, 2014. (photo credit: Courtesy)

Members of Kehilat Bnei Torah Synagogue returned Wednesday for morning prayers (Shacharit), the first service held at the shul since the gruesome terror attack Tuesday that left five people dead.

For the first time, a security guard kept watch at the entrance.

The regular congregants were joined by several Israeli political figures, including Economy Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) and US-born Yesh Atid MK Rabbi Dov Lipman.

Lipman said he wanted to “demonstrate support for the regular minyan attendees” and convey the message that the Jewish people in Israel will not be intimidated by terror attacks.

“I was inspired by the intensity of this morning’s prayers and was touched deeply by the cries and tears of those who publicly gave thanks to God for surviving yesterday’s attack,” he said later.

The services also marked the return of a congregant who was injured in the attack.

“I was in the synagogue and then we heard the shooting,” Yitzhak, a doctor at Shaare Zedek hospital, told Israeli news outlet Ynet. “I didn’t know what happened. I saw terrorists enter the synagogue. They chased me with an ax and I didn’t even see that we were wounded.”

The son of another injured congregant who attended the prayers said he came back to find his father’s belongings.

“His phylacteries are missing, his prayer shawl is missing, and I came to find them,” explained Yosef Moualmi. “We passed by here in the morning on the way to the hospital. My father’s condition is improving, thanks to the prayers.”

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett (R) prays inside a synagogue where two terrorists from East Jerusalem killed five people on Tuesday. November 19, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett (right) prays at the synagogue where two terrorists from East Jerusalem killed five people on Tuesday. November 19, 2014. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Meanwhile, Dr. Yigal Shushan, the director of neurosurgery at Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem, reported that three people hospitalized in Tuesday’s attack are in serious, but stable, condition.

They “were operated on until the late hours of the night, and their condition is stable,” he said.

“One of the injured regained consciousness and started talking to us. He’s still in shock, he doesn’t stop telling us what happened. It is apparent that the two terrorists’ goal was to target the congregants’ heads,” he added, implying an Islamic State-style focus to the attacks.

Several other people remain hospitalized in light to moderate condition.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.

"What You Need to Know This 'New-vember' and December, and a Glimpse Into 2015" - Phyllis Ford

"What You Need to Know This
'New-vember' and December,

and a Glimpse Into 2015"

Phyllis Ford, Arlington, TX

The Elijah List

Jeremiah 6:16 (NASB) Thus says the Lord, "Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'"

Choices Leading to Paths

"Seek Me diligently so that in these next two months the necessary provisions will be made to properly prepare you for 2015. As you advance, you will begin to see things clearly. You will see the need to make adjustments concerning what you previously desired to do versus what is My will for your life. For the choices you have made and will make concerning the way I have prepared for you will bring you to a path that leads you further toward or away from your destiny. (Photo by Robert Bartow "Light My Path" via elijahshopper.com)

"Don't allow your flesh to forfeit what I have called you to be. For I am divinely transferring a fresh measure of grace into your life. A grace to fully understand that which has been placed before you.

Your perception will connect you with others who are seeking the same direction and truth. It is time to see what is important as you harken diligently to My voice.

"Visions, patterns, and plans that I released to you in prayer are coming to life in this hour. That which you could not discern nor comprehend before will be revealed to you in ways you can easily decipher. While walking in this new level of comprehension, allow a new determination to become the catalyst that launches you forward. There is much you can accomplish, but more can be accomplished by My hand. Know that manifestation will come out of the now and into this new hour."

The New and Now

This is the season of the New! "New-vember" (not November) is how it was spoken to me.

This is the season of the new. This month will be new because we will find that in the now, new things are being ushered in according to the will of God. These things are pouring out of Heaven and invading our now. (Photo via Pixabay)

"The 'nos' of the past and that which has become old and out of season will submit and give way to the new.

Mindsets and hearts needed to be changed, and I have used that which was perceived as delay to prepare you for the now.

In order to preserve new wine, the wineskin must be made new. The patterns haven't changed, but the hour and the way in which it will be embraced by My people is new. Timing will have a great part to play in the implementation of the Kingdom advancement.

"Behold I am doing a new thing that will tear down the old religious systems, because they will be dismantled in order for the fresh winds to blow and new structures to be established. Watch what will be caught and watch what will be taught in this hour."

We are becoming who and what we are to become. We are becoming the called-out ones for this time. Changes must be made, and necessary paradigms must be embraced.

Matthew 9:17 Nor do people put new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wineskins burst, and the wine pours out and the wineskins are ruined; but they put new wine into fresh wineskins, and both are preserved.

Job 32:19 Inside I am like bottled-up wine, like new wineskins ready to burst.

The Gathering of the Watchmen and Midwives

"There is a birthing and a building taking place. I have been calling my Midwives to assist in the birthing process. For I am positioning them in such a place so that what is being birthed can be protected. I have ordered the building process to be strengthened in this time.

"I have also been calling forth My watchmen. For they will stand in the tower and watch over the building as they keep an eye on what is approaching the city.

"The builders and those carrying key tools of grace in this season will no longer be hindered. I am strengthening the hands of My people to war and to win.

That which the enemy sought to destroy in the birthing will not come forth.

They will come alive with the power to prevail. That which is being built will be complete. Weapons will be formed, but they will not prosper.

For the Lord is connecting His people and His purposes so that both can be established, and the evil influences will be confronted at the gate. This company of people will do great exploits." (Photo via Pixabay)

A Work of Prayer and Praise In the Earth

Prayer and high praise, with prophetic songs and warfare worship, and apostolic declarations, will seal the Word of the Lord. They will lead the way to prepare for the glory of God in the face of coming trouble. The Word of God will be the strength and the standard bearer as we lift the standard in the face of whatever opposes us. Greater grace will be our portion and a greater glory will be our reward.

A Glimpse Into 2015: The Coming Confrontation

The Lord showed me a glimpse into 2015. He spoke to me concerning His timings and the words that were declared to His people concerning 5775. God's people are entering into a significant shift that will set things in motion that even now are just beginning to surface. There will be results that will be visible and they will be worked out in the year to come. It was a painful process for many who were hungry for change, but it also allowed us to come to the end of ourselves. By us letting go of that which we didn't need, we were then able to embrace what we needed, and it was the principle thing that was the most important to Him.

As we enter into 2015, there will be a confrontation – conflict caused by a series of events which will take place. It will seem troubling, but I hear the Lord saying to us, "Know that that which I spoke over you shall not fall to the ground. This conflict is a result of the ideals that were carried by the values of men versus the values of My heart. It is important to know that what has been declared in the Heavens over My people is now. Those who will follow My way will become living manifestations of 5775; they will gather as an army ready to stand, to fight, and to overcome." (Photo via Pixabay)

I believe this contradiction of ideals presented by the world system with ungodly forces during the coming New Year will be the source of the confrontation. There will be battles that will be fought in the heavens, and even upon the lands, on various levels. Victories will be won based on Whose we are and not just who we are. The seeds of truth from Abba's words to us, released in this hour, will take root and the glory of God will come forth into full bloom. That same glory will strengthen us for what is coming. For that which has been ordered according to the timings of the Lord will not be hindered by the timings of man.

Phyllis Ford
Phyllis Ford Ministries

Email: phyllisfordministries@gmail.com
Website: phyllisfordministries.com

Phyllis Ford has been called by God's grace to be a prophetic vessel. For the last 30 years she has been active in women's ministry. Her ministry carries a strong emphasis toward prayer and intercession. She has traveled throughout Europe, Central and South America, and Africa. Phyllis has released the Word of the Lord on the Internet for the past 10 years, and she has conducted training in spiritual warfare, prophetic schools, and deliverance workshops.

She has also worked with abused and addicted women in various secular settings for the State of Illinois. Her heart is tender toward forever covering Israel with prayer. Her life's focus is to serve and lend strength toward Kingdom advancement. She lives in the DFW area in Texas. She has three sons and one daughter.

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Franklin Graham Takes Hard Stand Against This Muslim Prayer

Franklin Graham, who is widely respected as the heir-apparent to his father, iconic evangelist Billy Graham, isn't shy about speaking out for God's truth. So when he saw Christians compromise their principles to reach out to false religions in the name of ecumenicalism, it was no surprise that it drew a harsh response.

Graham this week slammed the National Cathedral in Washington for allowing Muslims to hold their first prayer service there last Friday.

"It's sad to see a church open its doors to the worship of anything other than the One True God of the Bible who sent His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, to earth to save us from our sins," said Graham, head of the Samaritan's Purse humanitarian aid ministry.

The younger Graham took to Facebook and spoke to the news media to register his extreme displeasure that a Christian cathedral—long a Washington landmark—would willingly be handed over to Muslims by the Cathedral's Episcopalian leadership.

Muslims, in separate groups of men and women, took off their shoes, spread their prayer rugs facing east toward Mecca, turning their backs on the crucifix in front of the chapel, knelt and prayed.

"Jesus was clear when He said, 'I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me,'" (John 14:6) Graham said in a Facebook post.

Of the many comments on his post, Carol Layaog wrote, "The Lord told us these things must be, in the last days they will call evil good and good they will call evil! That doesn't make it any less heartbreaking! 'I came to them and they knew me not!'"

Some suggested that Christians and Muslims serve the same God. Graham disagreed strongly—as did Christine Weick, 50, from Michigan, who rose in the midst of the service and shouted, "Jesus Christ died on that cross. He is the reason we are to worship only Him. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. We have ... allowed you your mosques in this country. Why don't you worship in your mosques and leave our churches alone? We are a country founded on Christian principles."

She was escorted from the cathedral and turned over to police, who took her outside and let her go without charges.

Warring With Wisdom and Revelation - DUTCH SHEETS

Warring With Wisdom and Revelation

Prophetic Insight, from Charisma Media — Armor of God (Flickr/Nic McPhee)

At this time of year, there is a heightened level of demonic activity. The hearts of Americans are also being gripped by fear as Ebola ravages lives and communities, Islamic terrorism escalates, and our national security is severely threatened by open borders. We are reminded, however, "...we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul" (Heb. 10:39).

God is calling his remnant warriors to rise above this deluge of wickedness and employ the weapons of our warfare, which have the power to destroy even the mightiest of strongholds (2 Cor. 10:4). We cannot be tactical in our approach, however. God is calling us to a higher level in our warfare. As the church seeks God's direction for moving forward in victory, I feel strongly that we must reconsider the importance of warring with wisdom and revelation.

Several years ago my daughter, Hannah, received a dream from the Lord that was not only for Hannah and me, but also for the body of Christ in general. In her dream, we were dropping her off at a college or university. She had to get a new pair of shoes before entering the campus, which she picked up inside "Safeway" supermarket. Wondering why her new shoes were found in such an unusual place, she looked back and saw the name was no longer "Safeway" but "Other Things."

As we prayed about this dream, we felt the Lord say that a new season or phase was coming (new shoes). On this new journey, we could not go the "safe" and familiar way; He was about to do "other things." God was calling the body of Christ into a time of tremendous stretching and paradigm shifting to prepare the way for those who would pioneer new methods and activities. I also understood that we would have to keep coming back to the Lord in a very deliberate way so that He can show us what, how and when to do it.

Next in the dream, Hannah was given her room assignment: Room 601 on the "Gray Floor." I knew that the color gray is biblically symbolic of wisdom. With my love of word studies, I remembered that 601 is the Strong's Concordance number which corresponds to the Greek words for "revelation." I knew this was a reference to Ephesians 1:17-18, "may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints."

The Two in Tandem

This dream was extremely significant to me. The symbolic designations of Hannah's room and floor were intriguing. The broader area (the floor) was wisdom, yet it wasn't complete without revelation (the room). Neither would be adequate or function without the other. Unfortunately, most of the church focuses on one or the other—not a balance of the two—with the greater portion of Christ's body emphasizing the need for wisdom and knowledge. While I would never downplay the need for wisdom—in the dream it was the larger portion—it is also true that wisdom without revelation is very detrimental to our cause.

Wisdom is yesterday's revelation that has been processed and made into a way of thinking. It is a general understanding of God's ways, purposes and principles learned over time. Wisdom serves as our foundation.

Revelation is God's lifting of the veil created by sin from our hearts and allows us to receive fresh insight directly from Him (2 Cor. 4:3-6). Revelation is a spontaneous and specific understanding for current situations. It is applicable truth for today.

Revelation must be interpreted in the larger context of wisdom.

Likewise, we cannot build, war and accomplish God's desires based solely on the wisdom and knowledge we've acquired through the years. We also must seek revelation on how to apply that wisdom at the right time, and in the right way.

If you just operate based on wisdom, you become an old wineskin that cannot take in the new wine, the present Word of the Lord. Without revelation, we will merely maintain our ministries and not truly operate in kingdom advancement. We must continuously come to God for fresh truth so that our youth is renewed like the eagle (Ps. 103:5). This heart posture will keep us willing to break out of the mold and jump off new cliffs into deeper waters that He can release through us.

A Recipe for Hope

Effective intercession is absolutely linked to revelation. When praying about any situation, we must ask ourselves, "What Scripture applies to this?" Or "Holy Spirit, what is Your will and strategy in this matter?" Regardless of His chosen method for speaking to us, when we rise up and place God in His rightful place of authority, we will hear from Him and be the overcomers He desires us to be.

Using these principles, countless believers throughout history have prayed rebellious spouses and prodigal children to the foot of the Cross. Cycles of poverty and infirmity have been broken off of families. And through a word of knowledge or prophetic word shared, table servers have been launched into their destiny! By following the Holy Spirit's promptings, nameless, faceless men and women have been used of God to deliver and transform entire people groups and nations.

Do you find yourself in a seemingly hopeless situation? Have circumstances caused your heart to be gripped by fear? Are you in need of direction or strategy for resolving a particular issue?

God wants you to find your room of revelation. It is often a process that requires time and great perseverance, but don't give up. Draw near to Him; He'll guide you there. Despite how difficult your situation, the Holy Spirit is willing to disclose heaven's strategy and insight to you, enabling you to break free of oppression and adversity. Your destiny is to be a kingly warrior, overcoming in life through the kingdom authority of Jesus Christ. You can do it—if you live on the floor of wisdom, within the room of revelation!

Dutch Sheets is an internationally recognized teacher, conference speaker and author of The Power of Hope. He has written more than 20 books, translated into over 30 languages. His first work, Intercessory Prayer, sold nearly a million copies and is being used to empower believers worldwide for passionate prayer and societal transformation. He and his wife, Ceci, make their home in the Dallas area.

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Having Counted the Cost by Yolanda Ballard

Having Counted the Cost

by Yolanda Ballard

Identity Network

You might not have considered that those who overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, and those who loved not their lives unto death are no different than you. They lived their lives without restraint. They went to and fro without fear of danger. Then one day they were placed in a situation where they had to make a choice. It was either to save their life or to lose it.

They did not have the time where they could hesitate in making this decision. They knew that if they did not make the right decision, they could lose everything that was dear to their heart. They could lose their loved ones, their home and money, and their life, but they knew that the one thing that was higher than anything they considered of having any value was their life hidden in Me.

They knew that one day they would come to the point where they would have to make this decision so they prepared their heart so that they would stand strong, that they would have their head set like a flint with no turning back. They knew that in order to build their house they would have to make preparations to have what it took to finish it.

And I am calling you also to be as these, who would overcome it all, to make it to the end victoriously, and receive their crown, and one day cast their crowns before Me because they loved Me above their own life.

Do You Have what it Takes?

Do you have what it takes to make it to the end? Do you love Me above all else? Will you say, "Here I am, use me," or will you be one of those who I will have to say that I never knew them? Many have given into compromise so they could justify their sin. They chose the pleasure that lasted a moment instead of walking in holiness. They never truly picked up their cross and followed Me so when the time came to make the decision, they could not stand faithful to Me.

This is the day of the great falling away. Yes, the Great Apostasy is at hand, and many will not be able to escape My wrath. I gave My life so that they would be free but they never chose Me. Many are in the Valley of Decision where they need to make up their mind what they will do. You cannot walk with Me with one foot in the world. You must sell all for the pearl of great price.

Choose this day who you will serve. Be of those who say for me and My house we will serve the Lord. Yes, many would say they would never deny Me, but who was the one who denied Me three times. He never thought he would do it because the heart can be very deceitful and only I can know your heart.

My Love and My Word

This is the day to examine your heart where there is still time to know that you have what it takes to make it to the end. Be of those who are as innocent as these, those who paid the price to make it to the end, to be of those who hid My word deep in their heart. For that is the only thing that will help you survive the coming days. My word hidden in your heart and My love will surely take you from the start all the way to the finish line. Yes, be of those who overcome by My blood, My love, the word of your testimony, loving not your life even unto death.

Surely you will overcome and be victorious. Because I am for you, no man can ever overcome you. Because I am for you, no situation will ever overwhelm you. Because I am for you, no darkness will ever put out your light. Yes, you will thrive and you will survive. You will stay in a safe place deep in your Father's heart underneath the shadow of His wing.

Yolanda Ballard

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Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Day after terror attack, congregants return to pray at Har Nof synagogue

"What You Need to Know This 'New-vember' and December, and a Glimpse Into 2015" - Phyllis Ford

Franklin Graham Takes Hard Stand Against This Muslim Prayer

Franklin Graham Takes Hard Stand Against This Muslim Prayer

Warring With Wisdom and Revelation - DUTCH SHEETS

Warring With Wisdom and Revelation

Having Counted the Cost by Yolanda Ballard

Having Counted the Cost

by Yolanda Ballard