Discern, Disarm and Deliver
As I was praying today, I felt very impressed to continue to share some things The LORD keeps showing me in intercession, regarding discernment, as well as a Word to those who are marinating in His Presence.
So this is a follow up of the Word The LORD just gave me about A Chosen Generation and the Prophets in these last days, along with some issues of Discernment and Prayer.
In the upcoming months and moving forward, The LORD said to me, “Prophets will begin to move in more creative ways of releasing My Heart and My Plans for the gathering of Nations.
A Holy Boldness will rise up, that will command the attention and draw people who are hungry for a might move of God!
Since My Word says ’ALL’ are called to prophesy, but up to now, you have not seen that happening in the past, but going forward, as The Body of Christ shifts their focus to advancing the Kingdom of God, The Holy Spirit shall begin to prompt and release The Body of Christ to do so for greater edification and unity as reformation and restoration take place,” says The LORD.
The LORD is saying, “I AM bringing to your remembrance today, that the Prayer of Agreement with Jesus, The High Priest of your confession, your Advocate and Kingly Intercession, is always waiting and ready to receive your agreement.
If any two agree on earth, it shall be done. So I encourage you today to take up the powerful Gift of Agreement when you pray.”
One of the main works of an Intercessor is to combat the enemy in The Spirit Realm, using spiritual weapons. (The weapons of our warfare are not CARNAL).
I can almost hear you saying, ‘We know that’ — but please stay with me. Discernment is a key component in this warfare.
Discern means “to distinguish or separate.”
When we pray for spiritual leaders, we must ask The Holy Spirit, who is our designated helper, to help us discern any specific enemy attack against that leader, and so give revelation to you for whatever action is needed..
In Jeremiah 15:19, Jeremiah pleads with God for mercy and relief against his enemies, persecutors, and slanderers. It will be a comfort to God’s ministers, when men despise them.
This is just example of the persecution that comes against leaders and those who are taking a stand for Truth and all things of God.
So when occult activity is strong, (even as it is now), you are dealing with spirits of deception, control, and seduction as well.
It is very important to discern properly and not allow our opinion to rule our actions.
We must take off our ‘thinking caps’ and receive the mind of Christ to rightfully discern.
We must be alert to the many patterns or cycles in attacks from the enemy.
“Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the anti-christ is coming, even now many anti-christs have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.” 1 John 3:18 NIV
“Now my beloved ones, I have saved these most important truths for last: Be supernaturally infused with strength through your life-union with The LORD Jesus. Stand victorious with the force of his explosive power flowing in and through you. Put on God’s complete set of armor provided for us, so that you will be protected as you fight against the evil strategies of the accuser! Your hand-to-hand combat is not with human beings, but with the highest principalities and authorities operating in rebellion under the heavenly realms. For they are a powerful class of demon-gods and evil spirits that hold this dark world in bondage. Because of this, you must wear all the armor that God provides so you’re protected as you confront the slanderer, for you are destined for all things and will rise victorious. Put on truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph. Put on holiness as the protective armor that covers your heart. Stand on your feet alert, then you’ll always be ready to share the blessings of peace. In every battle, take faith as your wrap-around shield, for it is able to extinguish the blazing arrows coming at you from the evil one! Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken word of God. Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers.” Ephesians 6:10-17-18 TPT.
“Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,” Ephesians 6:10-18.
The Sword of The Spirit is an offensive weapon to attack, overpower, and plunder the spoil of the powers of darkness.
Lack of exercise and discipline will leave you wide open to an assault. Be diligent!
In the upcoming months and moving forward, The LORD said to me, “Prophets will begin to move in more creative ways of releasing My Heart and My Plans for the gathering of nations.
A holy boldness will rise up that will command the attention and draw people who are hungry for a might move of God!
Since My Word says ’ALL’ are called to prophesy, but up to now, you have not seen that happening in the past, but going forward, as The Body of Christ shifts their focus to advancing the Kingdom of God, The Holy Spirit shall begin to prompt and release The Body of Christ to do so for greater edification and unity as reformation and restoration take place,” says The LORD.
Won’t you Pray with me today?
LORD, we seek Your valiant all-conquering grace to overcome every attack by the enemy.
We receive Your victorious intercessory power and ability as the foundation of our ministries.
We receive your all-conquering glorious supply of intercession.
Father God, we do not accept some of the watered down views of intercession and we humbly pray that you destroy every lie, remove every hindrance that would cause those called as an intercessor in this time of great need to be deceived regarding the power of intercession and the power that is released when we allow The Holy Spirit to pray through us in Jesus mighty name. Amen.
One last thing The LORD would say that would bring understanding to the many ways, The LORD gives discernment and intercession is through a spontaneous song.
The LORD has always spoken to me through songs. He always uses things we can relate to.
I am not a singer, but I truly have a song in my heart and have music stored up in my soul from the many days I was a dancer and teacher.
I especially love it when The LORD gives songs of praise to take us up higher or songs of deliverance to invoke The Power of God to set people free. Whatever word He gives us, He will perform.
Would you join me in a Prophetic Proclamation?
LORD, I proclaim you are leading us in the divine direction we shall travel in this time that truly is like none other we have ever experienced.
I lay down my human reasoning and I proclaim my destiny is sure and you are always on time.
LORD, I want to be the right person at the right place at the right time doing and saying the right thing that will bring forth the right results.
I Proclaim, that you are giving me understanding of the times because you have a strategic time for all things including breakthrough prayer.
In Jesus’ Name. Amen. So be it!
~ Sandi Holman
Sandi Holman was called to the nations as an End-Time Handmaiden in 1984 with Gwen Shaw and served with YWAM Singapore and YWAM Charlotte in missions. Sword of the Lord Ministries came from a divine encounter with the Lord when He came into her prayer room and said, “I have come to put a sword in your hand and was given special instructions on how and when to use it.” She is an author, Prophetic Intercessor and Seer, Chaplain, Teacher, Speaker and Equipper, and Blogger who has also served as a Pastor Online with Beyond the Veil Ministries.
I’m so glad that I read your post. It was necessary to read it to be right with God as I can speak without thinking at times.
I have paid attention to all that you have spoken. I have repeated what you directed us to repeat.
Your post is one of importance for each one of us. Thank you.
Dear Theresa, I am so glad that the Discern word spoke to you and benefited you in your desires to have your heart right with the Lord. We are all in a Journey of the Heart with Him one day at a time. Many joy-filled blessings, Sandi Holman
First, Mhhh, good morning. I don’t usually jump in defense of others’articles on HKP. Still this time I felt like sharing with you, as I have seen many valuable insights you have shared with me before. You seem really open to learn.
If you read again Sandi spoke: It is very important to discern properly and not allow our opinion to rule our actions. We must take off our ‘thinking caps’ and receive the mind of Christ to rightfully discern…”
She was I believe, using that as an eg. Out mind must be renewed daily in Christ. She was not talking about emptying our mind to receive other spirits to come in as is in New Age, etc..
If you read in context, we need the MIND of Christ to rightly discern. We have to allow His mind to be in us.
Phil. 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus”… Respectfully, Joyce D McGuire
Thank you for your reply, Joyce.
I was a bit concerned about that particular line, so I am glad that you have clarified this for me.
If you have read my posts then you will know that I have witnessed & experienced a LOT of weird and wonderful stuff in the last 2-3 decades in the church, which I now understand was new age, heresy and deception, causing great damage in lives.
In my professional life designing literature, meaning of words and use of language matter very much. Part of my job is to read the text before I lay it out and ask questions of the author/expert in order to ensure that I understand ‘the message’ accurately. Text is reviewed, re-written, checked and re-checked before it goes to publication. In many contexts one letter, number or character can mean that someone can literally die, so attention to detail is vital.
As we have seen in recent years, the meaning of words and language is being changed to mean something else, and information presented in a certain way. My professional experience enabled me to cut through this quickly.
God gave his children the written and spoken word – not a picture book, so I believe it is important to read it ourselves and pay attention to it. Paul told Timothy, ‘Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth’.
To clarify, dear mhhh, I only have seen and corresponded back on the comments you have written in response to my articles.
Your heart is kind, I believe but you like so many of us have went through some most hard places! Keep reaching out and growing in the Lord dear one. Hugs
My friend, Joyce, I so appreciate your wise input and comments that take the discernment to a high level regarding taking our thinking caps off (our human reasoning) and letting His mind be in us as an act of obedience and seeing from His mindset only is a place that is upfront and personal for each of us. Love you and your transparent heart, Sandi
You are welcome. I sure need the Lord all day long, every day!! We all do, but many just dont know it. That is so sad. I love and apprecate you my Sandi friend, and all you give out to so many of us. Joyce
I was also wondering if the enemy is afraid of tears of intercession and does he try to shut them down?
Just asking because I attended the funeral of a friend last week and when a lady (whom I had not seen for a few years) saw me in tears, I was taken almost in a headlock, with her face pressed firmly against mine, spoke in my ear and had her hand up to my cheek. It did not feel like comfort but a form of control, and as though she could slap me to keep me quiet. (I have had people shut grief down before & I don’t put up with it now).
When I visited this church they stepped back from me because I am ‘ritually unclean’ re c-19. I was crying because this elderly friend served the church faithfully, but was alone for two years during lockdown & not managing. I know she is in a better place, but what happened in lockdown was inhumane and makes me very angry.
It is a mark of prayer and a work of the Holy Spirit.
Jesus prayed with tears and groans, & Paul preached with tears.
(Hebrews 5:7) Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;
The Holy Spirit interprets those groans and sighs. (Rom 8:26) Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
Dear Mhhh, Your replay about tears took me way back to when I first was called as an intercessor and people would say ‘do you cry all the time’..I would leave every meeting with my mascara running down my face. LOL! What a tender heart you have and how the Lord wants to use you to pray and yield to His heart for those that are lonely and often broken-hearted. We are all in His Personal Training School of leaning in and listening carefully as we are being transformed one day at a time with the Holy Spirit. Thanks so much for sharing, Sandi Holman
Mhh the enemy is afraid of real transparency I believe. We should be able to grieve with tears.
To me that is healthy, I remember after I lost my first child through death, I was strong in the Lord.
Still my heart had to grieve! Even so, at the funeral a friend who came up to me I felt safe with, as I broke down crying, pulled back from me, and said,
“Joyce, I thought you was stronger than that!”
It hurt but I learnt a lesson I could learn no other way: The arms of the Lord is the only TRUE Safe place to always fall. Keep moving forward, with the ones you are assigned to help. m sure you are helpng many. Blessings
Bless you, Joyce – yes! The Lord is our Shepherd and walks with us through the dark valleys.
Churches preach that if you follow Jesus, all will be wonderful and rosy. I believe in being real, honest and transparent about struggles, griefs and failures – being wise who you share with.
When I was caring, toward the end, I had to ‘set my face like flint’. That is when you find out who your true friends are. I always think of Ruth, who followed Naomi, even when she told her that it was pointless and that she was angry and bitter at God. Ruth pressed in and became part of the lineage of Jesus.
‘His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour; The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r.
Not sure about ‘taking off our thinking caps’. We are to love God with all our minds and to be renewed in our thinking and in our minds. How do we do this? Not by emptying our minds, but by reading the word regularly. Eph 6:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it (the church) with the washing of water by the word. This will help us discern what is right.
I was actually thinking about the scripture ‘for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal’ this morning. As well as the scripture, Paul also used his knowledge of the law of the land and his earthly citizenship as a ‘weapon’, to stop him being flogged & preach to the Sanhedrin (Acts 22). So we can also use our ‘earthly’ knowledge and experience to further the kingdom. 27 ministers successfully challenged the illegal lockdowns of church in my country, because they knew the law of the land.
Intercessors are not only called to pray, but to physically act and intervene using their natural gifts and talents. We also learn from and use our experiences. As a professional ‘creative’, I am aware that ‘creatives’ are ‘spiritual’ – and liable to follow false teaching or spirits, so the bible is essential for discernment. As a carer, I use my experiences to challenge bad practice in the ‘system’.
Amen ❤️⛺
Thanks so much for your agreement, Sheila. Blessings, Sandi Holman