My Company of Overcomers by Steve Porter
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By Steve Porter
In prayer, I recently saw a vast army of men and women, standing regal and confident, awaiting their marching orders. Yet they appeared more like kings, queens and priests than I anticipated. Their nobility was a badge of honor. Their faces shined brightly, reflecting the very glory of God, filled with yearning as their hearts burned with a passion for more of Him. Their countenance literally caused me to shudder and shake, because they carried the authority of heaven. Every word they spoke was anointed and carried a holy presence that could not be denied.
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In prayer, I recently saw a vast army of men and women, standing regal and confident, awaiting their marching orders. Yet they appeared more like kings, queens and priests than I anticipated. Their nobility was a badge of honor. Their faces shined brightly, reflecting the very glory of God, filled with yearning as their hearts burned with a passion for more of Him. Their countenance literally caused me to shudder and shake, because they carried the authority of heaven. Every word they spoke was anointed and carried a holy presence that could not be denied.
This army stood on a battlefield, but without a single iota of fear in their demeanor. Among them were men, women and children - people from every nation and tongue - standing shoulder to shoulder, connected by brotherly love, dignity, and honor.
Restored and Empowered
The Lord spoke to me and said, "These were the ones who once lay wounded, victims of warfare, but I lifted them up, restored them and empowered them to be My Overcomers. They are a part of my end time army who shall advance My kingdom purposes on Earth."
All at once, Satan came at them in a last ditch effort to drive these dear ones into the valley of defeat, but the Lord would not allow it. He quickly came to rescue them as they stood strong in faith, and in the power of His might.
I sensed the Lord say, "Satan has tried to destroy them, trying to convince them that they are not delivered, restored and healed. He's assaulted them with negative missiles to tear them down in defeat."
Then I saw pictures of face after face of those who sought to injure and destroy this vast and beloved army. Satan thought he was sneaky and whispered lies into their ears, saying, "Remember that one who wounded you and left you to die? Remember that betrayal and that other past wound that 'was festering,' how can you forgive that?"
All at once, the vast army chose to stand their ground, applying the blood of Christ and the power of forgiveness to their hearts and minds, so that Satan was once again soundly defeated, and fled in terror. I could hear the deafening sound of God's army chanting: "Victory is ours...Victory is ours...through the shed blood of the Lamb...Victory is ours!" Their declarations filled the air with a sound of heaven when they refused to allow the enemy's victim mentality to take root. Instead, they offered up the most anointed praise to God. This praise was the weapon that caused Satan to lose that battle. The victory chant led to a mighty explosion of glorious praise and worship!
Stand Your Ground
The Lord is saying, "Stand your ground! Do not allow the enemy even an instant of thought." When he comes to assault you with flaming missiles of past hurt and blame, the Lord wants you to hear this: "I will win the war, for the battle is Mine...I will infuse you with My power and you shall stand strong and be My company of overcomers. For even the devastating wounds that you once experienced that could have destroyed you are healed by My righteous right hand!" Today, the Lord says, "YOU will not lose ground if you PRAISE your way to victory, letting go of past hurts and wounds by the power of forgiveness, and stand strong as My company of overcomers! I have called you to OVERCOME! Victory is yours, so grab hold of it with everything in you and march on!"
And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die. Revelation 12:11
Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world. 1 John 4:4
Steve Porter
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When John's grandfather passed away, he left him with a heavy burden and a great gift: A bag of valuable gold coins and a sealed envelope with strict instructions not to open it until he was an old man himself. He carefully counted out the seventy gold coins, one meant to spend each year of his life. Vowing to spend them wisely as his grandfather had instructed, he felt confident in his financial strategy. Some years were easier than others, but John was determined to follow his grandfather's wishes.
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"Yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant." Job 14:9 One morning my sweet wife brought a pot of flowers to my attention, a pot we had forgotten for a few days. Not on purpose, just overlooked because it was in an out-of-the-way place. When we discovered the dead flowers, we almost gave up and threw them away. For some reason, I just could not give up on them. Though they were dead and ugly with no life left in them, I saw them as they could be - beautiful. I moved the container into the sun for better warmth and watered them daily, speaking uplifting words of life over them. These flowers belonged to me; I would not quit on them or give up - not yet.
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The Revelation of Ezekiel's wheel within a wheel is a divine mystery to the body of Christ. There have been a number of commentators over the years that have given their best interpretations of this divine revelation, but the wheel has remained a mystery in the minds and hearts of most Christians. This is much like lifting a diamond into your line of sight, where you will see the glistening rays of light flash from many different angles. Each angle is unique, bringing new and more beautiful flashes of light, yet it is still one single entity just like the revelation of the wheel. Each ray of greater revelation makes up the wheel within the wheel. I humbly shine my bit of light on this powerful revelation.