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It's time to hear what God is saying today. Spend time talking to Him, then listen to the Holy Ghost. With the epignosis - the exact knowledge of Jesus - you can follow the Holy Ghost like a road map. Concentrate on Him and let Him minister to your spirit.

When He says in your heart, "Don't move," then do what He says and stay right where you are!

When He says, "Move," it may look as though things are in your way, but just pick up your feet and move! You should be ready to go whenever the Holy Ghost gives you instructions.

You receive direction when there is a tugging in your spirit by the Spirit of God. With that tug you hear words like, "Go over that way, and when you get there, do this...."

You might ask, "But, Lord, shouldn't I stay here? Why do You want me over there?"

But the Lord is saying, "I want you to go where I tell you to go, then wait until I tell you what to do next. I'm the Captain; you are to follow orders."

As long as you follow God's orders, you will win in the time of the battle. Whenever you are obedient to His direction, you will never stumble or fall.

By not listening to your Captain and being quick to obey His commands, even when you cannot see what is going on, you could be shot down. You might find yourself in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I would rather have the anointing of the Holy Ghost than anything else I know about in this world. I have learned how valuable the anointing is.

Walk in God's Perfect Will
It's time to make sure you are walking and living in the perfect will of God.

You will be led by the Holy Ghost more and more as the ingredients we found in 2 Peter, chapter 1, are added to your life. Then you can watch the power of the Holy Ghost become stronger as the revelation of these truths becomes greater. The sense of joy and peace in God will take you up to that higher spiritual plain.

You will begin to think more about the Lord, concerning yourself with things above, not with things of this earth.

You will say, "Lord, I want to know Your will for me now. I will do what You want me to do, go where You want me to go and do whatever You want me to do."

Then you will see Jesus shining brighter as you see more of Him inside you.

Produce Fruit for God
It's time to be producing the kind of fruit in your life that God is calling for.

Every morning you should ask, "Lord, what do You want me to do today? Where do You want me to go? Who do You want me to witness to?"

Your life must be a witness to every person you know. You must tell people the story that Jesus saves, Jesus lives and Jesus will change their lives too, making a difference in them. By seeing Jesus in you, they will want Him too. As you bring them into the family of God, He will receive glory.

Satan will attempt to keep the person you are to witness to from crossing your path that day. So each morning you need to use your faith and believe God that the wall Satan tries to put between you and that person will be torn down. Then both of you will be where God intends for you to be.

Before boarding an airplane, I believe God for just the right person to be sitting next to me, someone I am to witness to on the trip. For two and a half hours, that person will be trapped. With no place to go, he will get to hear about Jesus and what He has done for me.

God wants to use His Church - everyone, not just the pastors - to share Jesus with people everywhere. He expects those sitting in the pews to begin pastoring the ones who have accepted Jesus as their Lord. That means looking out for them, praying for them, helping them learn for themselves how to stand on God's Word.

After you have led someone to the Lord, God does not want you to stop there; He wants you to attach yourself to that person and begin to feed him or her the Word of God.

Really Commit Your Life to Jesus
Begin to see who you really are and Who is living on the inside of you. His name is Jesus. He is the Son of God. In Scripture He is called the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last (Rev. 1:8,11). The Jesus Who is living inside you wants you to walk in His power.

I have seen Jesus in the spirit, and I want to move in Him. So I say to Him with an open heart, "Yes, Lord!" Then I begin moving my spiritual feet to get myself into position in Him.

As a child of God - having received Jesus as your Lord - you need to be sure your life is really committed to Him. If you need to make any changes in your life, do it now! When you were first born again and received the Holy Spirit, you were changed, but there is always more changing to be done.

It's time you make the decision to let loose of all the worldly things. Money and fame don't mean a thing. All that will last is what you do for Christ! He will use you to do His will on the earth.

I want you to receive this message, my friend. I got it straight from the Lord through His Word. He wants you to reach the point where you never have to stumble or fall. But if you do, don't blame God, or your pastor, or your church. Just ask for God's forgiveness right then, and start again.

I can stand before the Lord now and say, "Father, I shared the message You gave me, so Your people know what You expect of them. I believe they will ride on the high places. They will mount up on the wings of eagles; they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint. They will flow in the anointing and in the power of Almighty God. And Satan is trembling!"

You see, Satan knows what is coming so he is working feverishly against it. That is why we are seeing things happening like never before in this world. There are some weird and crazy things going on, but we will see even more and more as Satan gets wilder and wilder. He knows his time is short!

It is like that Friday night after Satan had crucified the Lord. The demons were partying in the pits of hell. But I think Satan may have been a little concerned about whether or not Jesus would stay dead. He could remember what had happened with Lazarus. Lazarus had been dead four days, but on that fourth day the Lord called out, "Loose him and let him go!" and Lazarus rose up and walked (John 11:1-44). So Satan was wondering if death could hold the Lord.

Then came Sunday morning! The Holy Ghost energized Jesus, and He rose from the dead. The stone was rolled away and Jesus, the King of Kings, walked out of that grave!

I'm here to tell you that the Sunday for the Church is on its way. On that Sunday morning the stone of the enemy will be rolled out of our way, and the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ shall rise!

His Church shall rise with the same resurrection power that raised Jesus from the dead. We can walk in that power and have the same effect as when Jesus rose from the grave. The saints who were in the graves came up out of those graves and walked in Jerusalem, appearing to many (Matt. 27:50-53).

When the Church of Jesus Christ rises again, those who are in the grave of sin and sickness will rise up out of that grave and follow the members of the Church into the glorious light of Jesus Christ. We will be saved for all eternity!

Are you ready to make a commitment to the Lord?

Maybe you are saved but are as carnal as can be. If so, you need to get right with the Lord. There are blinders over your eyes and you cannot even see in front of you. God does not want you to stumble; neither does He want you to fall.

It's time for you to let Him burn out the sin in your life. You need to get rid of the waste, becoming cleaned and holy before Almighty God! He wants to change you, to fill you, to make you different. You need to say yes to Him now!

Or maybe you always do good things but have not fully yielded yourself to God. You have not given up your ambitions and taken on His ambitions for you. The Lord is calling you for His service and is requiring commitment from you. He has provided salvation and the Holy Spirit for you, but He is expecting you to serve Him to the fullest extent.

Cry out to Him now and say: "Change me, Lord! I don't want to stumble anymore. I don't want to fall anymore. I want to walk in the straight line with the Holy Ghost. Let me not veer to the right or to the left, but let me go straight on and into Your glory!"

You can watch then as the Lord begins to change you - and you will be changed!

So set your faith on Him and say, "Father, I receive it, in the name of Jesus."

I believe He will give you spiritual eyesight and you will be able to see through His eyes - as long as you "stay in the boat."

"Say, Yes, Lord!"
Now pray this to your Father in heaven: "Father, I say, Yes, Lord, to Your will. As Your servant, I will do what You want me to do, go where You want me to go, say what You want me to say. I will be what You want me to be. I will use my talent, my voice, my education for You, Lord. Everything You have given me will be used for You. I am willing to leave behind what the world is offering me and say to You, Yes, Lord!"

God wants all of your life right now. Let your education be in God. Let your career be in God. Let the Holy Ghost speak to you and minister to you. Let Him have His way with you. He may be leading you into some new things - a new career, a new school, a new ministry. He may be sending you to places you have never been before.

It's time to humble yourself under the mighty hand of God. It's time that you let go of your pride and submit yourself completely to Him; He will exalt you in due time (1 Peter 5:6).

I pray that you have that multiplied grace and peace in your life, that through the knowledge of Jesus you will never stumble or fall. I pray that these things be in you, that they abound in you, that you walk more and more in the revelation of Jesus.

You need to believe God for these things, speaking by faith. After believing you receive, begin to rejoice that it is already done for you in the name of the Lord Jesus of Nazareth. Begin to praise His holy Name. Rejoice in Him and give Him honor.

Now see yourself flowing in that power, that anointing and that holiness in the name of Jesus.

"Stay in His Boat!"
The Word of the Lord to you now is: Stay in His boat. Then you won't be washed away by the storm.

The storm is coming upon the world. It is growing darker by the day. But those who name the Name of the Lord and live in accordance with His Word will be sheltered from the storm.

By staying in the ark of safety you will not be swept away like the people in Noah's day. Noah stood forth as a prophet of God, delivering the message that it was going to rain, but the people would not listen. Because it did not happen immediately, they just laughed and paid no attention. As a result, they all drowned. (See Gen. 6 and 7.)

There is coming upon this world a kind of decadence that people have never seen. But it will not harm you as a child of God. You will be able to go through it:

... if you dedicate yourself to God;

... if you do what He is saying;

... if you live holy before Him;

... if you "stay in His boat."

Always remember: God loves you. So allow the power of the Holy Ghost to flow into you and through you. Then you can ride out the storm in this life and walk in the blessings of Almighty God.

God wants your life - all of it - dedicated to Him today. The Word of the Lord is for those who will listen. We are not playing games.

So give Him praise and honor and glory now for what He has done and will do for you. Through Him, you will never stumble or fall! He is worthy to be praised!

Source: Success Strategies From Heaven by Keith Butler
Excerpt permission granted by Harrison House Publishers

Author Biography

Keith Butler
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Keith Butler has been an ordained minister since 1974. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan and holds diplomas from Canada Christian College and Rhema Bible Training Center. He serves in ministry with the support of his lovely wife, Pastor Deborah L. Butler, and their children: Pastor Andre Butler (granddaughters Alexis, Angela, and April), Pastor MiChelle Ferguson and husband Pastor Lee (grandson Lucas), and Minister Kristina Jenkins and husband Pastor Joel (grandsons Andrew and Austin, and granddaughter Alyssa).
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