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  WHEN CREATIVES CREATE RELEASING HEAVEN THROUGH YOUR CREATIVE EXPRESSION When you think of creating, what comes to mind?  Art is creativity in one of its most loved forms; however, the arts are just one way to be creative. Creativity, in fact, isn’t reserved for only the artists.  All humans create.  And this creativity is a spiritual weapon given to us by God Himself for such a time as this. Our creative expression has the capacity to release Heaven or unleash hell. We’re either altar-builders or idol-makers. We’re either creating space for the Lord or for the enemy.  In this powerful, revelation-packed book, you will: Be activated in your identity, authority, and power as a creative who is made in the image of Creator God and is filled with His Spirit. Learn to recognize and remove idols from your life and replace them with altars of pure worship to the Lord. Discover how your creative expression can dismantle the darkness and release the presence and power o...

"You anoint my head with oil." - Psalm 23:5 The Lord is our Shepherd (Psalm 23) and we are His sheep (Psalm 100). In his book, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 , W. Phillip Keller provides the following insight:  “Sheep are especially troubled by the nose fly… These little flies buzz about the sheep’s head, attempting to deposit their eggs on the damp mucous membranes of the sheep’s nose. If they are successful, the eggs will hatch in a few days to form small, slender, worm-like larvae. They work their way up the nasal passages into the sheep’s head; they burrow into the flesh and there set up an intense irritation accompanied by severe inflammation. For relief from this agonizing annoyance, sheep will deliberately beat their heads against trees, rocks, posts, or brush. They will rub them in the soil and thrash around against woody growth. In extreme cases of intense infestation, a sheep may even kill itself... Often advanced stages of infection from these flies will lead t...

“Don’t let any flies in the bowl.” I have continued to mediate on this instruction from the Lord. In this post, I would like to unpack a few more thoughts on the subject. (If you missed the last post on it, you can read it here. )  Flies can represent things that are dirty and/or demonic — anything from little sins to big strongholds. In fact, it’s often the little sins that create the big strongholds… which is why we have to keep our guard up and not let any flies in the bowl. We are to be different or set apart from the world. The biblical model of this is first illustrated through the Israelites, God’s chosen people. In the book of Exodus, the Israelites have been living as slaves to the Egyptians for over 400 years. God instructs Moses to confront Pharaoh and deliver this message: “Let My people go!” Pharaoh, of course, doesn’t go for the idea and refuses to let the Israelites leave. Then God sends a series of ten plagues on Egypt.  First is the Plague of Blood Second...

In the last post, I described a vision God showed me of the LA Basin being filled with His liquid glory. As my heart was overwhelmed with this beautiful imagery, my spirit heard the Father’s admonishment: “Don’t let any flies in the bowl.”   As recorded in Matthew 12:24, the Pharisees (who represent a spirit of religion) accuse Jesus of getting His power from Beelzebul. Some translations describe this Beelzebul as “Satan, the prince of demons.” The name “Beelzebul,” however, literally means “lord of flies” or “fly-god.” It comes from the Hebrew for Baal, which is the false god—and idol—that plagued the Israelites for centuries throughout the Old Testament. Let’s have a look… THE IDOL The first mention of God’s people being yoked to Baal is found in Numbers 25. Moses has lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and now they are en route to the Promise Land. They should have been there by now except that their disobedience has sent them on a 40-year detour. During this time of w...