The Piercing is But Preparation for His Power by Wanda Alger
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By Wanda Alger
I was processing with a group of intercessors last night and several were noting how many believers are facing tough spiritual battles in recent weeks. Sensing increased attacks on our health, our relationships, and our faith, we went to prayer. I then had a vision of Jesus holding a new wineskin in His hand. But it wasn't finished. He was sewing this new leather pouch by gathering up the sides to bring them together with thick thread. I was drawn to the needle He was using and His thoughtful work that required piercing every fold with this needle and thread in order to bring the sides together.
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I was processing with a group of intercessors last night and several were noting how many believers are facing tough spiritual battles in recent weeks. Sensing increased attacks on our health, our relationships, and our faith, we went to prayer.
I then had a vision of Jesus holding a new wineskin in His hand. But it wasn’t finished. He was sewing this new leather pouch by gathering up the sides to bring them together with thick thread. I was drawn to the needle He was using and His thoughtful work that required piercing every fold with this needle and thread in order to bring the sides together. He was looking intently at His work, knowing that this piercing must take place in order finish the wineskin.
“But rejoice insofar as you share Christ’s sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when His glory is revealed” (1 Peter 4:13 ESV).
Our sufferings and those things that seem to pierce our very souls are not always setbacks. Rather, they are setting us up to receive an even greater measure of His glory. The enemy would have us think we are struggling alone and perhaps even missing out on something better. But Jesus is lovingly using those very trials to form us into vessels of His glory; conduits of His presence and power. Not only is He attentive to each and every believer’s personal process, He is sovereignly using our collective journey to form us into His image and share in His glory.
The Lord is preparing His Body to receive a fresh outpouring of the wine of His Spirit. That which we have been praying for is in the process of being completed. Our spiritual adversary may think he is wearing down the saints, but Jesus is perfecting His power in our weakness. For the glory to come.
Wanda Alger
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In a recent dream, I found myself walking through deep terrain with some young assistants. It was a road less traveled and required strength and agility to traverse the steeper portions of the journey. But even though the journey should have been physically and mentally challenging, I was able to do it without hesitation.
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I know, O Lord, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in man who walks to direct his steps. Jeremiah 10:23 ESV How did I get here? At what point did I determine I knew better than God how to run my life? They say that stress is a silent killer. But it is also a loud bullhorn that should be heeded. We think we're just being responsible. Perhaps multi-tasking better than anyone else. Or we're simply over achievers who are determined to do everything on our weekly list in a single day.
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Have you felt unable to move forward and take the next step? Have disappointments of the past immobilized your faith and caused you to get stuck in your tracks? I believe spirits of Fear and Self Protection are whispering into many ears and leading to a dead end. If this is you, God wants to reintroduce you to His Grace as an untapped source of power and strength.
