We also look forward to releasing a new piano CD for the curing of autism, as well as  posting a new music link to release spontaneous healing music by September 2012!

Seven years ago this week, we moved to our current location in obedience to the Lord, even though we truly wanted to remain where He had previously moved us three years prior. This move was confirmed by our pastors, friends, Bible Study members & at a Graham Cooke conference we were led to attend. Last weekend, I again attended a Graham Cooke conference at the Lord’s leading. The message was a kairos word for the Body of Christ to rise up & out of judgment & negativity, fully maturing into the identity Christ purchased for our journey as the Father’s Beloved, & the Son’s Betrothed, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Seven years ago this summer I was seeking the Lord as to His purpose for our move & I clearly got ‘Jonah.’ I promised Him at that time I wouldn’t run or complain. Little did I know how difficult keeping that promise was going to be. Following that word, our two youngest children received visions from the Lord clearly revealing this journey being about the rebuilding our foundations. (I have every detail documented in journals, with dates, interpretations, etc., however, they are as clear to me now as I write this, as on the days they were received.)

We recently attended a service where the message again was ‘Jonah.’ My spiritual antennas were on high alert, as I’ve had several confirmations about the seven year season we’ve been in coming to fruition, & a new season being upon us. I have accumulated twelve years of prophetic words, inheritance Scriptures, & prayers on behalf of our family & our nation, all contained within journal pages, digital documents, & the tablet of my heart, standing & waiting in faith to manifest.

The recent Jonah message in a nutshell was, “America, bow your knee to God or suffer the consequences of His wrath.” Any message pertaining to the nation we live in penetrates the core of my being, as the Lord has burdened my heart deeply for America, for this generation, & for raising our family to walk wholeheartedly in His ways. I was moved to tears during the message concerning our culture, our freedoms, pushing God out of our nation, false teachings, intolerance, aligning with Israel, etc.. Although I agreed with many of the facts the speaker was addressing, much of it Scriptural, my gift of discernment was stirring. I knew something was different about this Old Testament message I have known intimately.

The presence of the Lord was all-consuming that night as I lay in bed praying until sleep finally overtook me. In a sudden jolt, I was awakened at 3:16 a.m. (I immediately looked at the clock). I assured the Lord I would search all of the 3:16 passages in the morning in order to gain clarification about what He was speaking. He had other plans, however, as the sun arose, I was immediately awakened by ‘John 3:16-17, focus on 17, “This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. Anyone who trusts in him is acquitted; anyone who refuses to trust him has long since been under the death sentence without knowing it. And why? Because of that person’s failure to believe in the one-of-a-kind Son of God when introduced to him” (The Message (MSG)).’

The Lord began to download the past seven year journey & His rebuilding of our foundations. I have been on a zealous journey with God since I first encountered Him at age 14. Along the way, I took a few detours, which by the age of 30, impacted for good, the training up of our children in this culture for the Lord & His Kingdom. When we arrived in our current location seven years ago, my experience included 34 years of ministering in numerous denominational, nondenominational & charismatic churches, having stewarded my teaching & worship ministry, discovered/developed my own prophetic gifting, serving in worship, family, children’s, house of prayer ministries, & traveling as a family ministering at camps & conferences. I had studied to show myself approved with a Master’s in Music & a Doctorate in Theology. I was all about being separate from the world, because “a little dog poop in the brownies ruins the entire batch”. (*See P.S. Note at the end of this post.)

Through our hearts being steadfast & teachable over the past seven years, however, the Lord has transformed much of what our lives used to be about. We have encountered a revelation of the Father’s love & the identity His Son purchased on our behalf in an entirely new dimension. The enemy’s attempts at invading my thoughts negatively or critically no longer impact. Because I know I am extravagantly loved by my Heavenly Father, offense or being defined by what someone does/doesn’t say/do no longer matters. The new foundation we’ve been given is not conditional on what we do/don’t do, but rather on believing His Son did it perfectly on our behalf, & as His Beloved sons & daughters, that’s how our Father sees us & it’s all good. I’ve learned that the sacrifice of punishment, judgment & wrath for ALL sin & all sickness was perfectly satisfied/accomplished at the Cross, therefore ALL judgment has been suspended (GRACE) until the opening of the Lamb’s Book of Life (Revelations 13:8), contingent on whether our names are written on its pages because we believed, received & confessed Jesus as Lord. I’ve learned that in order for people to be drawn into this amazing relationship of love, they must encounter His presence, which happens through people who are in continuous encounter with Him, relating to Him in Spirit & Truth…people who have cooperated with His transforming power to become His ambassadors, carrying His nature (the fruits of His Spirit) to a world desperately in need of knowing Him.

My heart is deeply burdened for our nation & it’s people. We are in a critical hour of choosing whether to place God on the throne of our nation, as our founding fathers so wisely & humbly did, or continuing the path of the past 50+ years in turning our backs on Him, pushing Him & His ways out of our culture. The truth of the Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in this hour remains & has never been more needed. Jesus Christ took upon Himself the full wrath & judgment of God at Calvary. He is the only way we can truly & eternally be restored to our Father & saved from all the future holds. However, we have until our final breath in this life on Earth to choose Jesus without judgment or wrath, simply because of God’s mercy & grace in Christ. When we truly understand the love of the Father & the love of the Son, both for one another & for all mankind, why would we refuse or run from it? Why wouldn’t we want to encounter the One who first loved us beyond anything we can describe or imagine, having sacrificed His only Son to take on the punishment of all sin for all mankind until the fullness of time; having willingly laid down His own life in the most agonizing of punishments for the healing & forgiveness of all mankind? Many have refused or ran because of religion. Religion & relationship are two very different realities, & our nation needs a revelation of relationship with its Heavenly Father through the only Way, the only Truth, & the only Life, Jesus.

The Jonah message for me is not the same message it was seven years ago. Jonah was an Old Testament prophet whose message was ‘repent or be destroyed.’ John the Baptist was last of the Old Testament prophets whose message was, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’ Jesus Christ was the first of the New Testament prophets & His message was, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’ If we are in Jesus, then we are in New Testament covenant with the Father, & our message is, ‘Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’ The Kingdom’s greatest commandments are to love God & to love others. The Kingdom’s message is wholeheartedly: “God’s Spirit is on me; he’s chosen me to preach the Message of good news to the poor, Sent me to announce pardon to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, To set the burdened and battered free, to announce, “This is God’s year to act!” – Luke 4:18-19 (MSG). Being in Jesus is the only path to freedom & it’s the freedom to carry a message of life, hope & blessing. Being in Christ keeps us as the Father’s delight, walking out His good plans & purposes for us, which always encompass the good plans & purposes He has for others. That’s good news! It’s that very news that draws us out of a lifestyle of sin, into one of complete, continuous forgiveness & restoration in the love of our Heavenly Father. It’s really that simple. We believe & receive with childlike faith & delight. He who the Son sets free is free indeed!

Sons & daughters of the Kingdom carry the light of Christ into their world. The wrath & fear message has not drawn this generation into the Body of Christ. Who wants to be in relationship with someone we’re incredibly afraid of because they’re angry with us? A true revelation of the Spirit of the fear of the Lord manifests as reverential, holy awe by His Spirit alone; one we embrace when we truly know & are known by the One who loves us unconditionally & incredibly. When Jesus walked this Earth, His life was a demonstration of kindness that drew people to the Father. The only people that angered Jesus were the religious people who tried to bind people up with rules, regulations, shame & condemnation, & those who tried to exploit others through what they’d been given to steward for good. It is the kindness of God that will lead the nations to repentance: ”Those people are on a dark spiral downward. But if you think that leaves you on the high ground where you can point your finger at others, think again. Every time you criticize someone, you condemn yourself. It takes one to know one. Judgmental criticism of others is a well-known way of escaping detection in your own crimes and misdemeanors. But God isn’t so easily diverted. He sees right through all such smoke screens and holds you to what you’ve done. You didn’t think, did you, that just by pointing your finger at others you would distract God from seeing all your misdoings and from coming down on you hard? Or did you think that because he’s such a nice God, he’d let you off the hook? Better think this one through from the beginning. God is kind, but he’s not soft. In kindness he takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life-change (Romans 2:1-4, The Message (MSG)).

This is the message of the new wine (Matthew 9:17). The goodness of God & His grace is not a license to live however we want, it’s not religion with all of its rules & regulations, it’s not condemnation, guilt, fear & wrath, but rather, it’s LIBERTY of Biblical proportions, as never seen before in every nation. Liberty through identity in Christ & a love relationship in the love of the Father & the Son beyond all description, in preparation for an amazing eternal journey that has already begun in this life on this Earth for those who have chosen to say, ‘yes,’  to Jesus & His Kingdom being at hand. Liberty that is completely available as an open invitation to all who have not chosen Jesus until the fullness of time (Romans 11:25-27).

In this journey of having our foundations rebuilt, I continuously encounter & enter into the knowledge of the truth of this infinite & intimate Love. The light of Christ shines brightest in the darkness. Sons & daughters of the Most High God, the Bride of the King of Kings & Lord of Lords must be in the world, in relationship with people in the darkness, yet not of it, or how else do those in captivity to the darkness ever experience the freedom available only through the Light of the world (John 8:12)? The Good News of the Gospel of Jesus Christ is about a Kingdom that is not of this world, in which we are His ambassadors on this Earth, representing His higher ways: ‘Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age (Matthew 28:18-19, The Message (MSG)).

In this hour, we must be people of Spirit, Word, Truth, & Love through our identity in Christ. There is a message of Good News that must be released in our nation which desperately needs revival. Revival, however, lies within the Body of Christ awakening to their identity in Him & being in an intimate love relationship with Father, Son & Holy Spirit, releasing His love to a world in need of demonstration through us, His Body, in action. This is the first & greatest commandment, that we love God & love others with the love of the Father & the Son. America, God loves you. This is the message that will set the captives free. America, when you truly receive the revelation & encounter His love, revival will come, restoration will come, & you will bow your knee because of love & holy, reverential fear/awe of how incredibly amazing His Story is. The end of the age will come & it will come according to the truth of His Word, as revealed in Scripture. Awaken Church! Awaken Bride of Christ! Awaken Beloved of the Father, to the truth of being extravagantly loved. Receive the love of Jesus Christ, positioned before Your Heavenly Father in righteousness. Be released to move forward in power Holy Spirit! We, Your sons & daughters, Your Bride in preparation, believe it, receive it, & by revelation understand & surrender to it. Let the Kingdom advance on the Earth as it is in Heaven in every tongue, tribe & nation, in every generation, for such a time as this!

P.S.: ONE FINAL ‘JONAH’ NOTE:

We can’t be lights in the darkness if we’re going to be influenced by it or look just like it. The Lord purposefully hid our family away during the past seven critical years when our kids needed/wanted friends most. He protected our children from the journey that goes along with being immersed/influence by the culture, to some extent, like Jonah being swallowed up & protected in the belly of the whale, until they could mature in their sonship. I have prayed fervently throughout the years for Him to be kept as their focus (parents must be their children’s intercessors/prayer warriors); for them to be wholehearted in Him as they were trained up in His ways, letting Him & our family BE the very things they were needing/missing/desiring socially. During those years, instead of running around filling their minds/hearts/time with worldly activities, they were honing their God-given gifts & talents for the Kingdom (practicing their musical instruments & voice, art, dance, writing, worship, prayer life, studying His Word, etc. for hours upon hours). Praise God not one child had to journey off to find what they didn’t need. By the time they began PSEO as juniors in High School, they were far more mature in so many character/virtuous ways than many who were years older. Our family was their strong covering, & being grounded in Him, the Lord used each one mightily in their two-year journeys of High School/College, carrying His light into a dark, unChristlike atmosphere. None of our children ever went through the prodigal teen/college years because of the training, covering & hiddenness of their earlier years in our family. I have a pastor early in our journey to thank, as the Lord used him to cast this exact vision, & He used us to walk it out as a family.

The Scripture that comes to mind is: Matthew 23:37-39, “Jerusalem! Jerusalem! Murderer of prophets! Killer of the ones who brought you God’s news! How often I’ve ached to embrace your children, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you wouldn’t let me. And now you’re so desolate, nothing but a ghost town. What is there left to say? Only this: I’m out of here soon. The next time you see me you’ll say, ‘Oh, God has blessed him! He’s come, bringing God’s rule!’”

I received the following prophetic word several years ago, in the midst of the hiddenness, amongst a group of individuals who did not know me. Note the similarity to the Scripture passage above, not really even realizing it at the time:

‘You’re making a difference, you ARE causing change. You’re shooting for the sky, and YOU’RE MAKING IT! Dove’s eyes, that she wouldn’t look to the right or the left sowing in tears. Birthing new sons and daughters of God. We’re asking that others would receive the vision. God wants you to know that you’re not alone. In the next four years, a shift in your ministry you aren’t aware of it yet. It will be your time to be sent out. You’re like a mother hen – snakes, rats, hawks didn’t see you with all your little chicks. God, continue to hide her in your feathers (Psalm 91). How high, and wide, and long and deep is Your love. Well done, My good and faithful servant. He will move you out to be a mother of many. Not so different from a Moses calling…He is bearing this burden. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. This is a testing so that your heart will be planted and that when the time to go out comes, there will be no turning back. “I have appointed you to be that green pasture and safe haven for many. These times are times of preparation.” Don’t forget that time to worship, between just you and Him. o Jesus, we pray that You would meet her every longing…’

If you are reading this, receive this very prophetic word for yourselves & for your children, as He drew you to it for His very purposes. Throughout our children’s training up years (birth to 16-18), we must gather them under our wings/under His wings, until His love & identity are firmly rooted & grounded in them as His sons, daughters, & ambassadors of the Good News of the Kingdom. His Light will shine ever so brightly in the darkness through His children, as depicted by this iPad artwork, just released through our daughter Jenna this past week. Adopted into our family at the age of ten from Guatemala, along with her two younger two siblings, she has most definitely been on a journey of becoming a living picture of this very truth. She is graduating from both high school & college in May, as did three siblings before her, to begin a new season in her journey with our King.

Jesus knew His identity as the Son of God, and He knew that through His obedience to His Father’s call on His life He was about to receive the keys to His eternal Kingdom, as King of Kings, in order to make restoration with His Father available to all mankind. Jesus knew His identity as: 1) a Son (Prophet giving testimony of His Father), 2) a Priest making intercession on behalf of all, and 3) a King ruling and reigning for eternity. He knew He was about to possess the Keys to the house of David – His eternal Kingdom (Isaiah 22:22), and to the Key of David/to the heart of man after God’s own heart (Revelation 3:7).

Through His obedience to His Father, that is exactly who He has made us to be when we say yes, believe, receive, and confess our position in Him: our identity. In Matthew 16:19, Jesus gives us these very keys to His Kingdom to bind and loose here on earth according to the will of Heaven. The Bible says that faith comes by hearing (Rom. 10:17), therefore, just like Jesus, we release our faith in Jesus and His Kingdom  through the words we speak. This is a spiritual law works for or against us every day. It begs the question during this significant time of year, when the entire world is aware of who we celebrate and who we live for: ‘Who’s words/identity are we establishing here on earth?’

This truth has been available to all mankind since Jesus poured out His blood at Calvary for the restoration of abundant life: be fruitful, multiply and have dominion on the earth. (This mandate (Gen. 1:28) may be Old Testament, but Jesus, fully New Testament, fulfilled the Law (Matt. 5:17) and made restoration available to everything God fully intended in His relationship and purpose for mankind on earth.)

The nation we live in, however, has been/is going through an identity crisis, and prayerfully an awakening to an identity theft that has gone on for far too many years. If Satan, who is truly real, roaring and seeking to devour, lie, kill, steal & destroy (Job 1:7, 1 Peter 5:8, John 10:10), can keep people focused on speaking/thinking about all of the negative/lack/critical/perverse/all that’s wrong, he can hold our identities in captivity/bondage, especially when we profess Christ. If he can get us to live in a place of speaking negative confessions, rather than the Word of Truth, he knows he has us in a place of doubting/fearing, and that he’s controlling our identity through our very own tongues. The power of life/death is truly in our own tongues (Prov. 18:21). If the enemy of our souls can keep those who profess Christ divided by buildings, doctrine, denomination, theology, political agendas, rights, entitlements, offense, rejection, depression, hopelessness and the entire spectrum of self, he again, knows we are rendered powerless. Satan has been stealing the identity of those who walk with God since the Garden of Eden, and he’s very good at it.

Satan is also fully aware of the power contained in the revelation of our identity being restored through Jesus, when professed and decreed through our mouths. For such a time as this,“Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you.  The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God rises on you, his sunrise glory breaks over you.’-Isaiah 60:1-2 (MSG)

When the people of God really possess His Kingdom, (Dan. 7:22), who we are in Christ and the true freedom/liberty He brings, then what someone else thinks or speaks to/over/about us doesn’t matter. The world does not define us when we are positioned in Christ: the media, schools, denominations, co-workers/peers, even our families/extended families, etc. don’t define us. The Father alone defines us, and we become alive in the revelation that we are integral members of His Body – His pure/spotless Bride He is making ready – the Church He is building on Earth that the gates of hell cannot prevail against. We take hold of the revelation that we are one Body in Him and in that foundation/position we are free…truly liberated, as ‘He who the Son sets free is free indeed’ (John 8:36). This is the praise He has perfected in the mouths of His children!

The true identity of the Body of Christ is in His perfect timing of being restored, no longer stolen by the enemy to keep us oppressed or divided. This generation of  adults, along with our children – our legacies – are not to be defined by what anyone speaks to/about us except the Word of God. No longer are any of us to receive lies or identity theft. The children of God, from the youngest (the unborn) to the oldest, are solely defined by our Heavenly Father in our true identity in Christ by the Word of God. We are priceless treasures and containers of amazing Kingdom purpose. We are sons, daughters, kings and priests (Romans 8:1, Rev. 1:6, 5:10), as this is how we are known and perceived in Heaven because of Jesus. In that position, we have nothing to be prideful about, because there’s nothing we did to earn this incredible identity except to receive it and walk in it as a gift of grace because we are abundantly loved.

When we possess the revelation of our true identity in Christ:

• we are free to love God and others without fear of not being loved back, simply because we know the truth: WE ARE LOVED!
• we are free to be joyful in all things, especially when we don’t feel like it!
• we are free to experience peace, even in the midst of turbulent circumstances!
• we are free to be patient with others regardless of impatient responses toward us!
• we are free to be kind when treated unkindly!
• we are free to demonstrate goodness in the midst of evil!
• we are free to be faithful in the midst of unfaithfulness!
• we are free to be gentle when being treated rough!
• we are free to demonstrate self-control as lights in the midst of a culture walking in self-indulgence and self-gratification!

As Believers, we need to awaken to an entire new way of living life: the life Jesus knew He was riding into Jerusalem that day to establish. Our focus must be Him – on who He is, who He has made us to be, who He says we are, and what He speaks over and into our lives.

In 2010, I had a three- part dream that entailed a huge bell with a major crack in it. I knew when I woke up the Lord was speaking to me about the Liberty Bell (Lev. 25:10). Everywhere I went the following week the word ‘liberty’ was there: Liberty Mutual, Liberty Ave., Liberty Bank, etc.. Through seeking, research, and much confirmation, I have come to understand my dream as pertaining to the freedoms in our nation, and even more so, the freedom our identity in Christ releases when possessed in His Truth (the crack in the bell represented the identity theft in the preceeding paragraphs). Jesus came to set the captives free (Isaiah 61, Luke 4:18). It is only when we embrace, walk in, and speak the true identity He purchased on our behalf, which is always on behalf of His Kingdom and the love He has for ALL mankind, that we will change the sound of our nation, currently manifesting the major crack in the bell that is in desperate need of restoration, as depicted by the Liberty Bell in my dream.

I also have a bell that was given to me as a gift that says, ‘A Teacher’s Work Lasts A Lifetime.’ Holy Spirit is our Teacher, and He promises to guide us into ALL truth throughout eternity. We need to intimately know His Word and His Spirit to walk in true liberty – our true identities. When we walk and speak through our true identity, with Jesus Christ as King of our hearts – Hosanna in the Highest – we change the sound of the very nation we dwell in. When we speak His Word from our hearts, as led by Holy Spirit, we reflect and release the liberty eternally ours in Heaven now on earth! We release His liberty everywhere He sends us on behalf of others. The Word is Truth. Jesus is the Word. When we walk in the Word, ‘we shall know the truth, & the truth shall make us free’ (John 8:31, 32). When we walk by the leading of the Holy Spirit there is liberty (2 Cor. 3:17)

Let’s purpose to not let any rock cry out in our place…ever! We have every reason to shout His praises continually, rejoicing in His freedom in us! We are free and nothing’s going to hold us back, especially from worshiping Him in Spirit and in Truth: the One who first loved us…the One who gave everything for us.

HOLDING NOTHING BACK
copyright 2009 Jesus Culture/Kim Walker

I’M FREE TO LIVE
FREE TO GIVE
FREE TO BE
I’M FREE TO LOVE YOU

I AM CHOSEN, I AM FREE
I AM LIVING FOR ETERNITY
FREE NOW FOREVER

NOTHING’S GONNA HOLD ME BACK

MY CHAINS FELL OFF, MY HEART WAS FREE
I’M ALIVE TO LIVE FOR YOU
AMAZING LOVE, HOW CAN IT BE?
YOU GAVE EVERYTHING FOR ME

YOU WASHED MY SIN AND SHAME AWAY
THE SLATE IS CLEAN: A BRAND NEW DAY,
FREE NOW FOREVER
NOW BOLDLY I APPROACH YOUR THRONE
TO CLAIM THIS CROWN THROUGH CHRIST MY OWN
YOURS NOW FOREVER

I’M FREE TO LIVE
FREE TO GIVE
FREE TO BE
I’M FREE TO LOVE YOU

NO MORE TEARS
Copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson

I’ve seen every tear shed
For the pain you feel is real
But, not meant to be lasting.
Countless nights you’ve cried yourself to bed

So I urge you, forgive and forget.
I’ve said it before, move forward to a life without regrets.
When you do, you’ll be as a prisoner set free;
When you do, you will let Me be Me.
I will heal your heart
My dear, I’m a Master at such art.
For every pain, I give you joy.
I’ll give for every tear
One thousand smiles.
I’ll give for every fear
Laughter for miles.
I’ll make your life flawless as a breathtaking song.
Choose Me and through Me remain strong.

Don’t listen to what some say you should be, a lie.
Look to Me and see the treasure I’ve made you to be.
We’ll dance far, far from every fear.
You’ll ask, “Why ever did I cry?”
But for now, I look to the day when I’ll wipe away your every tear.

One morning I awakened to a prompting of the number 721. I was unsure as to whether the number was in reference to a date, a time, to a Scripture or to something. When I was unable to determine specifics, I set it aside until the Lord was ready to reveal more details to me. Later that day I lay down to worship and listen, and immediately heard “Daniel.” Daniel 7:21. “I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.” I then proceeded to meditate on Daniel 7:15-22, which is not unlike much of what is transpiring globally today. I was stirred with an excitement in my spirit about Daniel having a vision that pertained to the very days in which we are living! I also sensed the Lord’s urgency for us as His disciples to unite in prayer concerning verse 22, because the time has come for the saints to possess the Kingdom. We have already been given the favor of Christ, and all things with which to discern and act from in Him (Romans 5:2, 2 Peter 1:3). We have His Word and His Spirit to give us spiritual eyes and ears with which to receive His favor, and to partner with Him in possessing the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

We know an anti-Christ spirit is waging war on Christianity in our own nation. We know the enemy is waging war against the saints, and in so many cases, he has ‘appeared’ to be prevailing, even though we are already aligned in the favor of Christ as we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness. What are we not understanding about the greater works He said we would do (John 14:12), other than the obvious, that Christ has not yet returned, we have not yet received our glorified bodies, nor is this Earth the ‘New Heaven’ or the ‘New Earth’ that He has gone to prepare? What does it mean to possess the Kingdom, and to pray His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, since as disciples of Christ, we have already received His Kingdom and His favor?

I believe the saints of the Kingdom have been journeying through an appointed time of testing, refining, maturation, and transformation, in order to better carry the very nature of the Father in Christ (Ecclesiastes 3:1, Habakkuk 2:2-3). As humans, unless our flesh is submitted to the will of the Father, we misuse His power, His strength and His authority, which accompany His favor for bringing Heaven’s perspective and provision to Earth.1 The Gospel of Jesus Christ has been misrepresented far too long (see my article on Religion or Relationship). His saints have been cooperating with a transformation period of learning to walk in the fruit of the Vine (John 15:4-8), which will result in His favor being released in greater measure, empowering us to partner with His Spirit and His Word in possessing the Kingdom. We must learn to see our circumstances and our world from Heaven’s economy, and then bring that perspective to Earth through our worship, praise and thanksgiving; through abiding in Christ and operating in the Fruits of His Spirit; and through releasing the giftings He has given to each to manifest His glory and His heart out in and to a world who needs to KNOW Him, not just about Him.

What does possessing the Kingdom look like? In reading Daniel 7:15-22. verse 18 states,“But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.” We must first receive the Kingdom in order to possess it. Receiving the Kingdom comes through our repentance, for the Kingdom is at hand (Matthew 4:17), through receiving the gift of the Father’s love and forgiveness in Christ, and through seeking first the righteousness of Christ (Matthew 6:33). In order to possess the Kingdom, we have to seek our King and His righteousness: all He has extended to us and accomplished on our behalf. We seek to know and understand who Jesus and all His favor has made us to be. To possess the Kingdom we must learn to perceive ourselves as the Father sees us through the love of the shed blood of His perfected Son and His righteousness (Heaven’s perspective), and then learn to walk in continual relationship  with His Spirit. Wholehearted seeking (Matthew 22:37) and being aligned in Christ – His blood-covered favor, His Word & His Spirit – releases revelation for partnering with the Father in possessing His Kingdom on the Earth.

It’s one thing to read a truth, another to know or understand a truth in one’s mind, and yet another to be transformed by a revelation of that truth in one’s spirit and soul. When we really take hold of the truth of the Kingdom, we understand it’s all about what the blood of Jesus has already accomplished. It’s about cooperating with His Spirit and His Word at work within us, transforming us into the very nature of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18). We pursue His presence to possess His love, as love is an actual position in Him. We pursue His presence to possess His joy, as joy is an actual position in Him. We pursue His presence to possess His peace, as peace is an actual position in Him, as is every other Fruit of His Spirit. His Kingdom is His very nature, and in Christ we have been given favor to tangibly possess the fullness thereof. Mindboggling!

To conclude, I believe the entire Word-filled, Spirit-filled Body of Christ has been in an intense and accelerated season of this very process for such times as these. The world is either currently looking or will soon be looking for people who not only know the truth, but actually know the Truth in the Person of Christ Jesus and walk it out. Kingdom citizens have been devoting and yielding themselves to His plan for their lives, and are actually learning to walk out the truth of His very nature manifesting in us…loving others with His love, and experiencing His joy and peace, regardless of circumstances…learning to pursue and carry a greater measure of His tangible, weighty presence into whatever atmosphere we are sent. He has been ‘fine tuning’ His orchestra, in order that we ‘play’ in tune, in time, and in harmony with His conducting, His favor, and with one another, as we learn to seek His higher ways in possessing the Kingdom of Heaven on the Earth. There is a multitude who has not ENCOUNTERED the living Christ that has yet to take their place in His Kingdom Symphonie. The Kingdom orchestra needs to brilliantly resound in order for the all of the individual notes to be drawn to their place in His magnificently beautiful and creative masterpiece. The Body of Christ should be stirred to great joy and excitement, to go deep, high and wide in relationship with Him, in continual pursuit of His presence, because we were created for this very day and hour to be His hands and feet on the Earth. It is our time to partner with the King of Kings in possessing His Kingdom!

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To Our Tapestry of Miracles

copyright 2011 The Arts Expressed/Jenna Sorenson 

This is the story of you.

The story of what was given to you
Before you were born.

So close your eyes

And picture your life a tapestry.

With brown thread I carefully shaped your frame. Your humanity.

With blue thread I weaved the breath of life. Your freedom.

With an iridescent thread I weaved hope.
To look beyond
 what’s wrong and walk to what’s right when troubles come.
With crystal thread I weave the light in your eyes. So others would be drawn to you.

With a heavy thread of scarlet and pain, my Son rejoiced as He gave his life for You.
That through His pain you would hurt no more and be forever Ours.

At the same time, with thread wet with tears and joy, I weaved into you forgiveness.
This is for you to use when hurt.
Forgive my child, the same way you have been forgiven.
Forgive others and forgive yourself.

With the whitest thread I weaved innocence.
This is for you to know that I do not see what you’ve done or what was done to you.

With purple thread I weaved royalty.
Oh, that crowning moment, when I called you, my daughter, my son!

Our love for you is unending;

How precious were the priceless moments We spent creating you!

Our perfect tapestry.

Still, don’t you know

The time We took in making you?

Oh, that you would know

Your life is unique.
For as We weaved, We created new patterns.

Your royal tapestry hangs in Our court day and night;

Upon a glance We are filled with utmost delight.

Our darling, our child, value your life.

Love,

Your Creator and Savior

Scripture tells us in Genesis, Chapters 1-2, that God spoke creation into existence. Human voices produce a range of frequencies. Scripture also describes the Lord’s voice as being like the sound (roar) of rushing water (many) waters (Revelation 1:15, 14:2, Ezekiel 43:2), which would contain multiple frequencies. Science has recorded that the Earth has its own frequency. Science has also documented the molecular structure of water responding to frequencies, specifically, perfectly beautiful in response to positive spoken words, & deformed in response to negative spoken words (Google Masaru Emoto & his research, as well as Leonard Horowitz). Since the human body is comprised of 57-75% water, this research has powerful implications with regard to the words we speak to one another! We are created to generate, receive & respond to frequencies. One can Google scientific research pertaining to love having the frequency of 528 hertz, or find studies on the frequency of liberty/freedom as being 333 hertz (David van Koevering).

I believe we are just beginning to scratch the surface in discovering the very frequencies of Heaven being released to & aligned on the Earth. I believe that joy, peace, laughter, & an endless array of goodness like justice, mercy, & compassion, existing eternally in Heaven & in the very nature of God, all have frequencies: all possess a specific sound. However, because we live in a fallen world, hate also has a frequency, as does rejection, envy, anger, unforgiveness, & the entire gambit of sinfilled thoughts, words & emotions. Worldwide, we are currently experiencing the manifestation of the fruit of a vast array of negative frequencies, because the Earth is extremely out of alignment with the goodness of God & the atmosphere of Heaven.

The Body of Christ needs to be intimately in pursuit of Jesus for aligning our frequencies with the sound of Heaven. Thankfulness has a frequency. Praise has a frequency. Worship in Spirit & Truth has a frequency. Worship is a lifestyle, & is neither a song style or a church service. Worship is who we are & it’s what we do with every thought, every word, & every action…24/7. When we release the frequencies of our Father’s nature in us, having been redeemed & transformed into the image of His Son, our mind, our will, & our emotions respond to the very frequencies of our worship. It’s impossible to worship in Spirit & in Truth & release frequencies contrary to the nature of Christ. Chuck Pierce recently wrote, ‘In the book of Revelation, we find the real issue is the relationship between the sounds of heaven and the demonstration of God on earth. Sound leads us forth.  Be willing to allow the sounds of Heaven order your actions.’

With all that’s changing & shaking around us, those who choose to stay in a place of seeking first the Kingdom of Heaven, loving the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul,  mind & strength, & others with His love…those who choose an attitude of thankfulness & praise, will find their frequencies aligning in the place of peace that passes all understanding. Peace has a frequency. I humbly give thanks to the Lord for opening my ears & eyes to begin to understand His supernatural frequencies. I can’t wait to discover the various ways He desires to lead me on the path of releasing the frequencies He’s continuously seeking to release on the Earth. I have purposed to be His vessel in empowering others to discover the very frequencies of Heaven, & most especially, the frequencies of His nature. His goodness is looking for those whom He can resound through. Lord, let it begin with me…

I love a word Holy Spirit spoke through a 10-year old boy in December of 2007 in the children’s church I was leading. For specific details concerning this word please read my article at www.TheArtsExpressed.com or www.jaranministries.com entitled: A Season of Expectation. This promise is a frequency awaiting manifestation:

Word Received in Kingdom Kids – 12/16/07 – Danny (age 10, grade 4)

‘The 2008 Christmas Gift!

I herd (heard) God say “I am giving you a gift to all that no one haves (has). It is so precious that the glory of it is shining briter (brighter) than the sun! It’s power is felt all over the earth!” I herd (heard) God say agian (again).”What I speack (speak) is important. It’s might is so far beyond yours.” He said agian (again), “This Christmas I am giving you a restorement (restoration?). My perpose (purpose) is berdond (burdened) on your harts (hearts) so now you know what to do! For now all will (be) and are healed. I am soon coming so rase (raise) up mighty warriors to win the battle that has allready bine (been) won by the blood of Christ. We won and now are going to flood your homes with the glory of me!!!!!’

His glory is a frequency! These revelations & the discoveries continuing to come forth regarding frequencies have astounding implications with regard to the various arts, which are comprised of/utilize the spectrum of visual & audible frequencies (as well as those yet unseen/unheard), & their restorative impact on both individuals & the culture for the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth.

Children and youth today are growing up in a culture that oftentimes leads those who feel isolated or the need to ‘escape’ the many pressures and negative influences, down a destructive path. Music, art, dance and other creative avenues, such as writing, photography, design, etc. provide avenues with which to challenge, connect with, and nurture kids down a path that bears much good fruit. Yes, our schools provide many of these opportunities, but oftentimes, the school environment is the very peer environment the child or youth need escape from.

The Arts Expressed offers non-traditional music methodology for students who either desire to learn a unique and creative approach, or for those where traditional methodology has been ineffective or uninteresting. Our instructors are both classically trained, as well as college degrees, Suzuki-training, and years of both professional playing and teaching experience to contribute to both a unique small group or individual learning experience. Our Suzuki background is well suited to preschoolers for parents who are considering an early start. Studies have proven music training in the early years enhances intelligence and academic performance.

The Arts Expressed would also like to be a resource for parents with autistic children who exhibit interest and potential in music. One of our instructors has both educational qualifications and hands-on experience in both gifted and talented and music therapy environments.

We also offer a variety of classes (Discover the Gifts in You series or Kingdomseries) for individuals of all ages who are seeking identity and purpose. Every person needs to discover for themselves who they are and why they are here. The Arts Expressed is an equipping center that empowers this generation to tap into their individual value, as well as the specific gifts hidden within waiting to be identified, nurtured and shared.

Contact The Arts Expressed via our contact information on this website.

The Arts Expressed is looking to fill our unique classes with students of all ages (preschoolers through adult) who desire the skills on their instrument (piano, guitar, bass guitar) to be able to play by ear, as well as enhancing & releasing their ability to create their own music. We have qualified, experienced professional instructors (classically trained, holding degrees & certifications) waiting to equip the musician in you! Call The Arts Expressed at 763-262-2607.

Attention Churches! Are you looking for a resource to enhance the musicianship skills in your worship team members, regardless of age? Call The Arts Expressed(763-262-2607), as we specialize in equipping your musicians with the skills needed to contribute excellence in your church’s worship ministry.

Do you have need of a professional photographer or professional graphic designer with exceptional creative skills for capturing your identity system or facilitating the marketing of a specific artist or event? Call The Arts Expressed (763-262-2607), as we have an on-staff professional photographer, as well as an on-staff professional graphic designer to meet your creative marketing needs.

Are you searching for identity or purpose or do you know someone who is? Are you feeling isolated or growing weary of the culture or peers defining who you are supposed to be? We offer classes that empower you to discover the unique individual you have been created to be, as well as the unique gifts inside you waiting to be discovered, identified, developed, encouraged & shared. Our instructor is a qualified experienced professional, holding four degrees through the doctorate level, author of five books & a curriculum, has recorded three instrumental CD’s with a fourth in progress, married 31 years, parent of six children (three biological & three adopted), & active 30 years in education & ministry.

The Arts Expressed offers a variety of class scheduling to facilitate your busy schedule, as well as mini-sessions for those who are unable to commit to long-term study.

Class schedules run Mondays-Fridays from 3-9 p.m., Saturdays, 9-5 p.m., or by appointment. Call The Arts Expressed today at 763-262-2607

The Arts Expressed also houses a bookstore that contains local authors’ books, local musicians’ CDs, local artists’ art & jewelry, guitar strings & picks, slightly used homeschool curriculum (Don’t see a book on the shelf or need hands-on manipulatives, science projects, etc.? Ask, as we most likely have it.), Christian inspirational books, devotions, etc., & used instruments & gear. We offer some guitar & bass guitar maintenance services as well.

The Arts Expressed is looking forward to launching, equipping, or enriching your journey as as a creative, confident & skillful individual with specific purpose needing to be expressed!