By Tim Taylor, December 6, 2020 - I host a prophet’s council for Washington State.  During our last meeting, this theme emerged starting with some lyrics from a Paul Wilbur song which says, "there is a war and a wedding feast."  Elizabeth Sorenson, the prayer leader for the Washington State Prayer Caucus shared how the Lord had been highlighting a war between two churches. 

What is the war over?  It is over truth.  We find the war described in Revelation 12 that spilled from heaven to earth and that Satan, the accuser of the brethren went to make war with God's people.  How did they overcome?  They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.  Satan is the father of lies (John 8:44) while Jesus is the way, the truth and the life (John 14:6).  

The war is over freedom.  Jesus said in John 8:32, "And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."  It reminded me of what God showed me in February of 2020.   God revealed to me that "We've Entered the Valley of Decision" and there was a war between the "doctrines of demons" and "the truth of God's word."  

This is a Spiritual War Manifesting in the Political Sphere
We are in a fight now over a presidential election.  It involves two parties: Democrats and Republicans.  But this is far more than a war between two parties.  There is a worldwide agenda unfolding here, a spiritual war, with numerous nations, bad actors in media, education, business, healthcare and government plotting intrigue with deception in order to steal an election. It is a war over God's agenda verses Satan's plans.  The evil has caused a shaking even as it seeks to undermine the foundation of this nation but their plot is failing and instead producing  a "Great Awakening."  There is a Remnant Rising. Why God even marked this with a sign in July. Click The Sign of a Church Arising Over the Mountains.

I marvel because this war over the truth verses lying, fraud, deception and theft is separating the Church into two camps. This low point in American political history serves like a valley of decision and God is watching and recording our responses.  Do you know what question resonates in my mind?  What will heaven record about my stand during this time?  Will heaven find me standing with God and the truth or with the Devil and the lie?  

Tim Taylor - August 11, 2020 - On Sunday August 9th we hosted a service for believers in our neighborhood and then enjoyed an agape feast after worship was done.  Holy Spirit moved powerfully in the home as evidenced by people's testimonies and the tears that flowed as we worshiped together and then our Lord ministered to us.  In previous weeks we've seen God heal many times.  It was another marvelous day but it was not over. 

We heard that Sean Feucht was hosting "Let Us Worship" with "Northwest Current" and "Awakening Seattle" in the park at the heart of the CHOP/CHAZ area which has been at the center of the riots in Seattle.  We just knew we had to go. This was an opportunity to make Church history and to partner with God's will and lend ourselves and our voices to Him.  We interceded, prayed, danced, clapped, sang, and worshipped the Lord.  When I say we, I mean young and old, black, white, red, yellow and people from a multitude of denominations and streams.  We did the word! 

• 2 Samuel 6:20 .... and I will become even more undignified than this... said David after he'd danced before the Lord.
• Psalm 149:6-9 .... we honored our Lord with the high praises of God 
• Psalm 2:6 .... we delcared the decree over Seattle and the Northwest
• John 1:12.... as many as received Him, He gave them the right to become children of God
• Acts 10:47...  they were water baptized
• Acts 4:29.... many witnessed to Antifa, Satanists, protestors with this attitude, "Now look upon their threats, and grant unto Your servants with all boldness they may speak Your word by stretching out Your hand to heal...."

I estimated over 1000 were there and more importantly, our Lord's presence was there.  It was marvelous.  

Some threatened with weapons, tried to steal, damaged equipment, cut off the generator, yelled obscenities.... but through it all, the Church, the ekklessia, the "Called Out Ones" just kept singing, dancing, worshipping and praying.  

I'll share several posts, testimonies and articles below but let me highlight two testimonies I absolutely love.  Jeremiah n Maresha Swartz shared Christ with some of the protestors after it was over.  As they walked away they overheard them say, "man those must be real Christians because they were not scared at all."  

We also saw a guy filming using Facebook Live on top of a dome.  He was decked out with clothing and tats that made it pretty clear he was a Satanist.  Someone found his FB live clip where he says "the more that I yell at them, the more fun they have.  The more fun they f_ _ _ _ _ _ have dude.  This S_ _ _ _ _ is ridiculous."  You'll find a link below but beware of his language. 

Light was introduced in the darkness and some were set free.  Check it out below.  Also, if you'd like to follow Sean Feucht's team and Let Us Worship around the states click here. 

I've observed a pattern for many years in the body of Christ.  Actually, I think it is a real problem.  I call it the "ation" problem. What is the "ation" problem?  It's the problem that is solved in the Transformation of a Nation equation. I would describe it as this.

Transforming a nation requires the proper or wise application of information which is the key to transformation.  Another way to say it is:

Inform-ation + Applic-ation = Transform-ation of a N-ation

I + A = TON 

The magnitude of transformation is determined by the amount of information applied wisely.

This is what I call the Transformation Equation. 

The revelation is weighty and solving it is what turns Goat Nations into Sheep Nations (Matthew 25:32-33).  

What have I observed?  
For years the Church at large hosts conferences.  We've hosted conferences.  We've attended conferences.  We've promoted conferences.  I like conferences.  However, here's the problem I observe. 

People attend conference after conference.  The goal is often to "train and equip the body of Christ."  That is an excellent and noble goal.  In my opinion. the majority of people attend the confences and don't understand the formula.  Many assume or act like getting the information was the same thing as application.  We all know, that's not true.  

What's the problem?  

We recently returned from Myanmar and shared the amazing history making testimonies that is being produced through the praying Church and Mount Horeb Prayer Center.  They had a vision for this prayer center for over 20 years.  It was not until I trained a minister who helped them employ ORT/1Church1Day that they were actually able to realize this vision.  It's now impacting the 7 mountains of culture right now at a local and even a national level and this article in Our Mission Report and Seeking Fruit that Abounds to Your Account explains what I mean. 

Kawl is the minister I've mentored like a son in the Lord.  We taught him to pray and obey and I began mentoring him in 2006.  After he'd help establish MT Horeb Prayer Center and taken 1Church1Day through Myanmar and even to the underground Church in Indonesia God spoke to him about the orphans.  

So in 2016 the Adonai Children's Rehabilitation was established.  The goal, reach out to the orphans and prepare the next generation to transform their nation. 

Here's some pictures and a video or two below from our visit just last month.  They are so precious but you can see, the all sleep in one room.  Boys and girls!  It's all they have and now, we have a few who are becoming teenagers. 

On this Sunday which we celebrate our Lord's resurrection from the dead I'd like to share with you the daily teaching I get from Al Houghton's Word at Work.  You can sign up for his daily teaching here at The Word at Work.  Here's the main point I want you to hear.  He says, "it can't flow through us if we don't welcome it to us."  

The Word at Work by Al Houghton, April 21, 2019
Scripture: Luke 4: 6-8. 

We see this principal again in Luke 4:6-8. This passage says, “And the devil said to Him, ‘All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship (proskuneo) before me, all will be Yours.’ And Jesus answered and said to him, ‘Get behind Me, satan! For it is written, “You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only you shall serve.’” Proskuneo means bow your knee, like a puppy, expecting to get food from the master’s hand and submitting to the master. There it is again, the same thing. Bow your knee and submit. If we as believers steadfastly refuse to bow our knee and submit to the devil and we only bow our knee to God, then we have the authority to cause others to bow their knee or flee. That is the only way we get it. Walking in power and authority is a product of Who we worship! Who do we yield to? Do we bring ourselves under God’s authority? That is the test! It can’t flow through us if we don’t welcome it to us. Over and over again Jesus makes this point! Yielding to the Spirit guarantees power! Moses, Samuel and the prophets all had to learn this Biblical truth! End of Al’s message.

In this scripture “led” implies submission and it illustrates how our submission to God’s authority, not only gives us authority but qualifies us to share in His glory. The glory Jesus prayed we’d share with Him in John 17. I find the following scriptures very appropriate on this Resurrection Sunday.  

I awoke at 4 AM.  As I waited on the Lord I fell asleep and had a dream.  

In this dream I was a young man of college age.  Immediately I knew the context of the prayer.  I had sex with a woman who got an abortion.  Today, we usually focus on the women who have an abortion. But, in this dream God's spotlight was on the man.

I felt the weight of sin as I realized that I'd participated in a murder.  Words fail to capture the heavy guilt I felt as I remembered Revelation 21:6-8:

And He said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts. He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

In the dream, I fully realized the gravity of my sin and the hopelessness of my situation.  I was a co-conspirator in a murder.  I was guilty.  I had not only participated in sex outside of marriage but I had also chosen to believe and propagate the lies such as:​

We find ourselves on the precipice of Church history once again.  The spiritual war that spilled out from heaven to earth in Revelation 12 is raging in this world as Revelation 12:12 has manifested.  It warns "Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”

Three Kinds of People in War
Here's an important Biblical principle expressed in 1 Corinthians 15:46 which teaches us that the natural comes first and then the spiritual.  So, there are some things we can learn about spiritual war by studying natural war.  

Consider this brief historical look at America's war for independence (1775-1783).  There were three kinds of people. 

1. The Volunteers!  These were members of the militia, minutemen, and the Continental Army actively engaged in the fight and they made up about 3% of the population.  Another 25-30% actively supporting the cause for freedom from tyranny.
2. The Complacent!  These are those who just did not care one way or the other.  If the British won fine or if the Colonies won, they were fine.  This made up about 30-40% of the population.  They could also be described as disinterested, aloof, uninterested which veil ignorance and some cowardice.  Their primary interest was their self.  
3. The Tories!  - These were in one sense like the anti-war protesters of the Vietnam era but in another sense they were not.  Many joined with the British Army fighting against  those who volunteered in the War of Independence. 

It's basically the same in any conflict.  As I waited upon the Lord about the spiritual war we are in this is what I heard were the three kinds of people in this spiritual war today.  I call them the 3 R's!  The question is, which one are you?  

The Three Kinds of People in Spiritual War Today

When one accepts Christ they are born again.  They are introduced to the Lamb of God who came to take away the sins of the world.  A new born baby is cared for and loved by parents who heap affection on their child.  They take care of EVERYTHING!  They even act like their poop is cute!  OK, maybe not to everyone, certainly not to me, but I've heard some ladies say something to that effect in years past.  Bottom line, there is a huge amount of mercy and grace demonstrated due to the child's inability to care for itself. 

But as the child matures the method of instruction changes. For example, have you ever noticed you don't have to teach children how to lie?  Love administers correction, pain, to teach them there are consequences for lying, not obeying their parents instruction, being disrespectful of elders etc. (Proverbs 22:15, 23:13 & 29:15). 

As I matured into my teenage years I played football. You can get hurt if you are not careful.  Therefore, the method, content and expectations the coaches put upon us also increased. Their love for us and the game was expressed through drills and disciplines that were forms of tough love.  The more you bled and sweated in practice the more likely you'd play safe and win.  I learned you were more likely to get hurt when you only played at half speed.   

I Learned Tough Love in the Navy
When I joined the Navy, the stakes got even higher.  In fact, we operated in an environment sometimes where  even in peace time where there was a higher risk of injury and death.   Therefore the officers and drill instructors involved in my training confronted even the smallest infractions.  Why?  Because of the consequences. 

I'll never forget Master Sergeant Flagger marching into my first day of Aviation Officer Candidate School and throwing a desk through the wall to get our attention.  Why?  Because two of his men had been killed trying to rescue a pilot and he was going to make sure that if anyone else died they'd be worth it.  My class started with 42 and only 15 of us made it through.  His method was designed to create an experience we'd never forget!  His motive?  Love of the brotherhood, love for the Corps, love for His country.  You see, he lived, they lived, we lived what Jesus taught about "greater love has no one than this, than to lay one's life down for his friends."  John 15:3   

​The problem we have today is that a significant portion of the Church majors on the love that is displayed through the Lamb of God to children.  They'll never mature unless a father's love is demonstrated through progressive correction (Hebrews 12:6).  What do I mean by progressive correction/instruction.  I mean as responsibility grows the consequences for failure to perform increases. 

Growth is of a child is assured if they are fed.  Maturity is assured if they are trained. 

God used the Navy as my seminary.  I saw many Biblical truths and principles actually applied there than I ever did in the local churches which focused primarily on meeting people's needs.  The military prioritized their country and assigned mission first.  The people, which are considered very important, were prioritized second.  It reminds me of what Jesus said in Matthew 6:33 about seeking the kingdom first and then all your needs would be taken care of. 

The Spiritual War is a Culture War ​
Bottom line, you cannot prepare the army of God using the same kinds of disciplines you would use with a little child.  The truth is, we were born into a spiritual war that spilled from heaven to earth in Revelation 12 and the issue at hand are the souls of men and women and their eternal destiny in heaven or in hell.  

Today marks the 10th day of a Daniel Fast God called us to in order to Make Way for the King in 2019.  It is a call to consecration.  The day after I wrote the last article I read a word from Jeremiah Johnson, The Cleansing Angel Visited Me, Many Will Fast & Pray in 2019,  that basically says the same thing!

This morning I awoke well before the sun rose with God speaking to me about how God wants, God needs consecrated vessels.  I was impressed that "God wants consecrated vessels.  Vessels where the cup on the inside is clean.  Why?  Because the King is coming in 2019 and He wants vessels prepared to receive the glory He is going to pour out."  

Then a number of scriptures immediately to flooded my mind!

In early January God began speaking to me about our moral compass again.  On January 7, 2019 I published "It's Time to Recalibrate Our Moral Compass!"  On January 10th, three days later, Fox News reported  "Something very strange is happening to Earth's magnetic North Pole and no one knows why. "  It says (note I added bold large print to make a point):

“The magnetic pole is moving so quickly that it has forced the world’s geomagnetism experts into a rare move,” Nature reports.
On January 30 (delayed due to the US Government shutdown), the World Magnetic Model — which governs modern navigation systems — is due to undergo an urgent update.

This model is a vital component of systems ranging from geopositioning systems used to navigate ships through to smartphone trackers and maps.

The current model was expected to be valid until 2020. But the magnetic pole began to shift so quickly, it was realized in 2018 that the model had to be fixed — now."
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The scripture reveals what God uses signs and wonder for.  Jeremiah 32:21 indicates that God brought His people out of the land of Egypt by signs and wonders while Daniel 6:27 says, "He delivers and rescues, and He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth..."  In Isaiah 44:25-26 God says "Who frustrates the signs of babblers, and drives diviners mad: who turns wise men backwards and makes their knowledge foolishness.  Who confirms the word of His servant, and performs the counsel of His messenger..." Signs and wonders are used to:

• Show God's people a way out of bondage
• Deliver His people
• Confirm the word of His servants or messengers

This Sign Should Make You Wonder
What should it make you wonder?