Powerful combinations in the Spirit

Recently, The Lord has been teaching me about powerful combinations in the Spirit, where 1+ 1 is more than 2. These combinations are like dynamite in the hands of God's children; powerful weaponry in the arsenal He has given us. Here are the three combinations He has given me revelation about recently:

1. Prayer and fasting. We often pray, but without the fasting, and The Lord has been convicting me to live a fasted lifestyle. It takes discipline but there is also an intense delight in being in the presence of God. The Lord has reminded me often of Isaiah 58 on the benefits of fasting. One of them is the answer to prayer. "Then you shall call, and The Lord will answer. You shall cry, and he will say, "Here I am."

In Mahesh Chavda's book "The Power of Prayer and Fasting", he speaks of why the disciples failed to cast out the demon in the story of the boy with epilepsy. The first is that they had unbelief. The second is that there are certain demonic strongholds that will not yield to secondhand authority.

He writes, "The church has seemingly been powerless to bring the family of man into victory and freedom even though we have been given the name and authority of the Son of Man for our use. We suffer from the same problems that plagued the disciples of Jesus in the first century....

"There is no way you and I can fulfill our divine call without the power of God. When we find ourselves ministering in a place where the whole atmosphere is impregnated with demon powers, we need more than delegated authority. We need to walk in a demonstration of power in the anointing that comes through fasting.

We must tap the power of the Spirit through the combination of prayer and fasting, and second, we will overcome in the largest battles in this generation only when we pray and fast together and unleash the incredible power of the body of Christ on its knees.

An avoidable part of the works of Jesus begins with prayer and fasting because these were the first works of Jesus in his mission to destroy the works of the enemy.

Fasting boosts the intensity and effectiveness of your prayer at least tenfold and often a hundredfold. As you fast and seek God's face, He will begin to plant an authority in you borne out of intimacy with Him that the demons will recognize and fear.

2. Worship and declaration of the word. This revelation came to me at a recent James Goll conference in Singapore. In the midst of worship, as my eyes were closed, I saw a vision of a young boy drawing; in the scene, what was troubling was that an evil being was unbeknownst to him, next to him. As I looked, my spirit was deeply troubled. Here I was in the midst of wonderful worship... why was The Lord showing me this picture? What did it mean and was it for me or a picture for the corporate body? All this time, James Goll is worshipping and leading us in worship. Then, he sings, "I love you, I love you," to The Lord. It was a high note and at that time, in my vision, hundreds of arrows were unleashed almost from out of nowhere to pierce the evil being. He stood no chance and was defeated. What was that all about, Lord? I asked. In my observation, James Goll did two things simultaneously. He was worshipping and declaring His love for God. That unleashed power and deliverance. On my way home from the conference, I asked God for a scriptural verse to back this up if the whole vision was from Him and boy, was I excited when He gave me Psalm 149:6-9.

Let the high praises of God be in their throats and
Two edged swords in their hands
To execute vengeance on the nations
And punishment on the peoples
To bind their kings with chains
And their nobles with fetters of iron
To execute on them the judgement written!

What did these warriors have? Two things. High praises in their mouth and a sword in their hand.
Hallelujah. Praying that God would teach me how to war this way. With worship and word.

[I learnt later God does have a bow. Habbakuk 3:9 says of God, "You uncovered your bow, you called for many arrows.]

3. Gentile and Jew in unity. This revelation came to me last Sunday at service. Our worship leaders led us in a wonderful time of worship first then halfway through passed the time on to Karen Davis of Carmel Congregation to continue in the time of worship. As the two worship leaders (one gentile, one Jew) stood side by side on stage leading us in worship, I felt the anointing of God, the presence of God, the pleasure of God go up a notch. It was like dynamite was being released. It was so awesome. It was worship at a level I had not experienced before. There is something about unity that attracts God and there is something about unity between our older brother (the Jews) and us that especially attracts Him. I love it!!!

Fly Away (Corrinne May)

Beautiful, beautiful song by Corrinne May, a Singaporean singer. Listened to her perform at the Esplanade just this Friday past, and was just so ministered to by her song. Corrinne tends to sing of her life experiences, and often brings God into the picture, which is really wonderful. Her voice is just spellbounding, and her music has such a wisdom to it. I especially loved this piece from her first album, called Fly Away. It's about a mother who allows her child the freedom to pursue her destiny (an autobiographical song, no doubt, for Corrinne May). So proud that she's Singaporean!!!

Fly Away

"When will you be home?"
she asksas we watch the planes take off

We both know we have no clear answer
to where my dreams may lead

She's watched me as i crawled and stumbled
As a child, she was my world
And now to let me go, I know she bleeds
and yet she says to me

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be prayin every step along the way

Even though it breaks my heart
to know we'll be so far apart

I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away

Autumn leaves fell into spring time
and SIlver-painted hair

Daddy called one evening saying
"We need you. Please come back"

When I saw her laying in her bed
Fragile as a child
Pale just like an angel taking flight
I held her as I cried

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be prayin every step along the way
Even though it breaks my heart
to know we'll be so far apart

I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away