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August 23, 2006
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Cindy
McGill: "FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT WITH FAITH, UNITY, AND HIGH PRAISE!"
Fight the Good Fight
Recently during worship, I heard,
"Fight the good fight
of faith." It is a "fight" indeed! If we merely look at things with our natural
eyes, we will most certainly get a distorted view. Things are not always as they
appear. God is always at work in our situations. He is working on our family
members, finances, health issues, heart issues, forgiveness issues, and
everything else that pertains to our lives. He is preparing things for us, and
preparing us for things we have never seen or experienced before.
As we have
entered into a new Spiritual level, we have also entered into new levels of
warfare. All of us, who love God, must live by our faith and right now, our
faith muscles need to be strengthened like never before. Paul tells us that we are to be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the
work of the Lord, knowing that our labor is not in vain in the Lord
(1 Corinthians 15:58). The word "steadfast"
literally means "firmly loyal or constant; unswerving."
God's Secret Weapon: "High Praise"
Radical praise is radical warfare with radical results. Unified praise is a
powerful spiritual bomb that shatters wicked plans and strategies. When we come
together in praise, we are fighting on a higher level. When this happens, we
don't get tired because we're not fighting in our own strength. We actually get strong and
refreshed.
Radical, unified praise creates an atmosphere where God dwells; and when God
arises, His enemies scatter. This praise brings us before the throne of God
where joy becomes our strength. Our perspectives change in high praise and
worship. Our views change about our circumstances and one another. It is a
Spirit connection where our hearts are joined and we become as one, like Jesus
and God are one, as Jesus prayed that for us in John 17.
When we are unified in worship, the enemies that war against us are set to flight.
It is like creating this invisible shield in the Spirit realm, where things
can't threaten us or affect us any longer. Things that seemed impossible from an
earthly view are now entirely possible as we breathe in the majesty of our King.
His love for us and His ability to take care of things is convincing, as we
surrender our futile efforts to change things that God is already in control of.
As we stand in awe during worship, declarations of prophecy and new songs are
released, and spiritual hindrances loose their grip giving way to victory.
Prophetic words are released from Heaven, creating change on the earth.
According to Psalms 149, these words that
come during high praise actually execute vengeance on our enemies, punishment on
people, bind kings and authorities in chains, and send forth written judgments
that shatter their plans and their destructive schemes. And this Psalm further
states that it is our "honor" because we are saints of the Most High God. Now
THAT is victory.
Psalms 149
"Praise the LORD! Sing to the LORD a new song,
And His
praise in the assembly of saints. Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the
children of Zion be joyful in their King. Let them praise His name with the
dance; Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp. For the LORD
takes pleasure in His people; He will beautify the humble with salvation."
"Let
the saints be joyful in glory; Let them sing aloud on their beds. Let the high
praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand, To
execute vengeance on the nations, And punishments on the peoples; To bind their
kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute on them
the written judgment--This honor have all His saints.
Praise the Lord!"
This action of unified high praise releases God's authority and Kingdom on this
earth, accomplishing His will in our nation, families, cities, regions,
circumstances, and everything that touches our lives.
We Need Each Other
Knowing that each body part supplies strength to the whole body, we cannot
afford to separate ourselves from each other. The unified place where commanded
blessing from God exists--cannot be ignored in this hour.
God has a wardrobe of things we should dress in. As we examine this closet, we
will see ourselves look totally different and others look different too.
There are Great "Put On's" in God's Closet:
Colossians 3:12-17, "Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved,
put on tender
mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one
another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another;
even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do."
"But above all these things
put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of God rule in
your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful."
"Let
the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing
one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord."
"And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him."
1 John 4:20, says that if we can't love our brother who we can see, how can we
love God who we can't see?; and Hebrews 10:25
says to "not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one
another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching."
The Shofar is Being Blown
1 Corinthians 1:10, "Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions
among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the
same judgment."
Like in Nehemiah's day in the rebuilding of the wall, it's time to assemble and
worship and war, arm in arm, with the same purpose, same heart, same mind,
honoring the same Lord, who is the God and Father of us all.
Knowing that the days
are short and there is much to be done, we will see great victories as we do
things God's way and advance forward. OUR GOD IS FIGHTING FOR US.
Nehemiah 4:20, "Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, rally to us there. Our God will
fight for us."
Come on, people now, Smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love
one another right now.
Cindy McGill
www.hopefortheharvest.com
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Cindy's Upcoming Itinerary
August 27-September 4, 2006
Burning Man Outreach with Streams Ministries
Contact: www.hopefortheharvest.com
September 29-October 1, 2006
Conference in Redlands
Contact: www.hopefortheharvest.com
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#1 SELLING CD
"Fire by Night"
by Keith & Sanna Luker, with JoAnn McFatter
$16.00
Music CD
 "The Wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its SOUND, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going...So it is with EVERYONE who is born of the Spirit!"
--John the Beloved Disciple
This highly anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular
Cloud by Day CD, delivers a powerful and intimate, live prophetic worship experience that will thrill your spirit, and invigorate your senses with the colors, rhythms, and textures of spontaneous spiritual worship. From the opening passionate prayer of "Breath of Heaven," to the stirring intercessory groove of "Dancing Under the Shadow," the heart riveting intimacy of "Never Let You Go," and the joining of the supernatural "angel choir" on Beauty, this powerful worship CD will take you on a transformational spiritual journey you will never forget! The acoustic version of Third Day's "King of Glory" is fresh and inviting.
 If you love spontaneous songs and prophetic worship, this CD will more than bless you! Get ready for a deep journey into the heart of intimacy with the Lord. This is an impassioned expression of a love affair between God and man... most intimate, explosive, and more alluring than you can imagine. Anointed -- anointed -- anointed!
--Steve Shultz, The Elijah List
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  "The Worship Warrior"
Ascending in Worship, Descending in War
by Chuck Pierce with
John Dickson
$14.99
Book
The war in the earth
realm has always been over worship, fought by worship, and won
by worship. Lucifer, the chief cherub, led the angelic hosts
in Heaven in the worship of the Creator. However, he made a
decision that he no longer wanted to be a worshiper, but he
wanted to be worshiped. This is when WORSHIP WARS began.
Today, they continue in the church, in the earth, and in the
Heaven above the earth.
 "You hold in your hands a weapon of warfare to be wielded only
by the worshipful. This book will change your life--as you
become a worshipful warrior." --Tommy Tenney, Author of
The
God Chasers
 "The Worship Warrior gives us fresh insight into the marvelous
relationship of worship and warfare. For the days ahead, we
must learn how to ascend first in worship, receiving strength,
wisdom, and courage and then descend into battle to push back
the gates of hell and establish His Kingdom." --Dutch
Sheets, Author of Intercessory Prayer
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  "The Heart of Praise"
by Jack Hayford
$12.99
Book
Get ready to see your life change when you praise and worship God through the
Psalms. Like ascending arrows, worship and praise leave our lips and hearts to
puncture the Heavens and allow His abundant riches to rain down on us.
In this collection of praise reflections, Jack
Hayford encourages you to welcome the King of Heaven into your daily life with
the power to change you in the process. Start with a key verse from the Psalms,
learn from Hayford's insights and applications, and then offer a "praise
prayer." If you long to praise God in a deeper, more intimate way, you need look
no further than The Heart of Praise.
We are hearing a lot of
the prophetic about God giving us mighty and powerful keys to enable us to gain victory in our present battles -- the keys are worship and praise
-- some are even trumpeting the call to "violent" praise! This book,
is a fantastic resource to light or even rekindle the fire on the altar of adulation -- your heart -- and puncture the
Heavens and send up a shout (or a loving whisper) to HIM who longs to hear from you!
--Blessings,
Steve Shultz, The Elijah List
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