Encouragement

For the LORD your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory.” -Deuteronomy 20:4

The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: The right hand of the Lord does valiantly. -Psalm 118:15

Years ago, my daughter Hannah was passing through a dry time while in college. I was ministering to a house group in a town not far from Tuscaloosa. I received a call from her just before the meeting. When I answered the phone, I heard her shouting, “Dad, I got my shout back, I got my shout back, I got my shout back! Dad, shout to the Lord with a voice of triumph!”

The sound of victory coming from her innermost being was full of joy and worthy of the Lord her King.

The Holy Ghost spoke to me: “Where is your shout?”

Just a couple of hours later, she showed up at the meeting and washed my feet and prayed for me to get my shout back. Ever since then, when God answers my prayer or gives victory, I shout. In worship, I shout. When others have victory, I shout.

According to the word of God, shouting and joy are expressions of one another. Joy is not something that can be contained; it is shouted from the housetops.

There is a spiritual battle in the heavenlies for this nation. A battle of principalities in high places. Politics wants to make it about flesh and blood for some personalities. But in the Spirit, it is the unseen war, principalities in High places. What is happening in the Middle East is causing all the nations of the world unrest and chaos.

Keep looking up and continue to shout, “The King Is Coming!!!”

Hallelujah To King Jesus!

-KC

Today we can manifest the goodness of God by releasing those we have caged; setting them FREE in Jesus’ Name. Of course, in doing so we are free and His anointing will also be freed in us. Hallelujah!

The great triumph in which He will lead us will demonstrate His power in us. I submit all mankind was freed from all sin since Adam and the garden, once and for all. 2 Corinthians 2:14 is a verse that describes God leading Christians in a triumphal procession through Christ, who uses them to spread the “fragrance” of His knowledge everywhere. What fragrance our we giving off!

How can we know Him and the fragrance of unforgiveness, the smell of captivity, the devil’s fragrance? Deliver us from the evil in our own hearts, Jesus.

Jesus’ last words were, “Father forgive them,.”

He set the captives free.

-KC

Here is the breakdown of the uses of “remain” in John 15. In most translations, it is used 7 times, the number of perfection.

•   Verse 4: "Remain in me, as I also remain in you." 
•   Verse 4: "No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine."
•   Verse 4: "Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me."
•   Verse 5: "If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit." 
•   Verse 6: "If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away."
•   Verse 7: "If you remain in me and my words remain in you..."  

In a biblical context, “remain” (Hebrew: sha’ar, Greek: meno) means to continue to stay or abide in a place, a state, a relationship, or a teaching; implying steadfastness, endurance, or perseverance. This truth applies to remaining in God’s presence, abiding in Christ’s teachings, which is His Word. “If you love Me keep My commandments,” and the faithful remnant of people who endure in their faith despite trials.  

It is in this remaining, He in us and we in Him, that we can ask anything in His name and it will be done for us. Hallelujah! The Father is glorified; there is no other Way to relate to Him. This is only by the help of the Holy Ghost.

May we remain in Him and He in us in Jesus’ Name and the power of the Holy Ghost.

-KC

The “song” represents God’s presence, grace, or a divinely inspired message during suffering, enabling believers to transform misery into prayer and confront despair with faith. 

“But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, Who gives songs in the night,”
‭‭Job‬ ‭35‬:‭10‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

“I will remember my song in the night; I will meditate with my heart, And my spirit ponders:”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭77‬:‭6‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

“The Lord will send His goodness in the daytime; And His song will be with me in the night, A prayer to the God of my life.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭42‬:‭8‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

“You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival, And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute, To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭30‬:‭29‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

“You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival, And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute, To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭30‬:‭29‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬

While I was in the hospital for 70 days, the nights were most difficult. Every 2-3 hours, nurses come in and checked my vitals. It wasn’t easy to get rest. Of course, when I have woken up at night, I have taken that opportunity to pray, much like many of you.

One night, the Holy Ghost touched me deep within my spirit; where I have not experienced before. It was so real, I literally felt it. I began to weep and broke forth into song. I began to sing, “He touched me, Oh He touched me and made me whole.” That night, He revealed to me a song in the night.

He continues to do so.

Of course, there is prayer, but whatever song comes forth, it becomes the song I sing in my devotion until I receive a different song. The last two nights it has been, “At the cross at the cross, where I first saw the Light.”

As in the scriptures above, Job and David both experienced it. Job experienced great loss that opened him up to despair and oppression. David was pursued by Saul and was running for his life—oppressed on every side. Constantly calling on the rock of his salvation in song to deliver him from lying lips and a deceitful tongue. The accusations and schemes of the devil accompany him from cave to cave at Adullum.

In 1974, another brother and I rented a car and went up to see this area in Israel. Not conducive for a good night’s sleep. I believe that David sang a song in the night so many times.

At night, the devil takes advantage of the darkness to elevate his voice and sow his lies. Our minds are flooded with them: worry, anxiety, fears, and accusations. I have found that prayer alone does not bring peace.

The next morning, I have to do battle by praising the Lord with thanksgiving.

Since I have been led into this truth, the peace of God rests on me. These songs are brought to my remembrance and lead me to recall what the Lord has done in mine and Betsy’s lives. Many times I remember relationships that I enjoyed and was blessed by. The goodness and mercy of the Lord. His promises and faithfulness flow from deep within. I cannot stop until nothing but Him is there.

Please, I am not boasting of my spirituality. No, God forbid.

When all the cares of the world that Jesus mentioned come to choke and entangle you, they disappear in the light of this wonderful grace. I was very aware of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost and their promise to never leave me nor forsake me. I know I did not receive this revelation by asking. He just touched me.

I pray that during this time of such darkness, that He will give us a song in the night. Ask and ye shall receive. In Jesus’ Precious Name!

-KC