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Julie Blase
Julie is married to Peter and together they have been serving God through diverse ministry expressions in Logan City for 20 years. They are the Senior Pastors of a growing new Church whose passion is bringing the Timeless Good News of Jesus to their city in innovative ways . They have 5 children whose passion for Jesus is indicative of a generation that is finding its voice and walking in their calling with strength.
Being the pioneers of ministries Generation Rescue and 10000warriors.com they hold the conviction that the best days for the Church are dawning for anyone with ears to hear and eyes to see. Their great passion is to see the Army of God form, empowered by the Spirit and take its place, creating a beachhead on every Kingdom venture.
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The Sky is not Falling ... - Julie Blase
…… It is declaring His Glory!
I’ll be honest, I don’t remember the full story of the falling sky, but almost every week, I hear some dooms-day reporter, retelling the devils plans and the possibility of big trouble on the way and it makes me think of the chicken in this story.
Seeing the giants in the land and just how easily they could rip us limb from limb does not make us prophetic. Your natural eyes give you information and even your spirit man can inform you of activity in the spirit realm that is at odds with the purposes and promises of God.
This should not surprise any of us. Jesus already told us that the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy.
“BUT I HAVE COME THAT THEY MAY HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT TO ITS FULLEST MEASURE”.
When you can hear these words of Jesus, and they resonate deep within you as a personal and a national promise, then you are beginning to understand how much God loves you.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, and whoever believes in Him will NOT DIE but have everlasting LIFE!
This is what we, the prophetic generation must ‘see’. How is God going to perform this great work on the planet? Through us! And it begins with seeing and saying what God is seeing and saying.
Get this clear, God has no problems. He has answers and we have them in our mouth. In the beginning was the Word and everything was made by Him and Nothing was made without Him. Say the Word, Pray the Word, Believe the Word and Do the Word.
Jesus said, The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me to preach the Good News to the Poor. Here is a good place to start. Become a preacher / prophet of Good News, to the poor, the undeserving, the sinner and the tax collector and the Church. Begin to see God’s great love for them, which He shed abroad in YOUR heart for them. His plan is to use the Church to display His manifold wisdom to the principalities and powers. This is Grace in all its beauty!
I am not discounting the burden that God gives us as people who stand in the gap. There is a time for everything. But, Jesus said, His yoke is easy and His burden is light. God’s wrath has been poured out on the body of His Son and He is forever more inviting us into His inheritance.
The earth groans and satans power is still at work on the planet therefore the Church must arise to shine, announcing that the time of the Lord’s favour has come. Let us be the ones who declare the goodness of God and prepare the way for Him to come.
One way we prepare the way is to go up on a high mountain and shout it out that God has made a way for everyone to have eternal life and to know the righteousness, joy and peace He offers.
The way of the upright is like the new dawn, it grows brighter and brighter until the whole earth is under the dominion of the King of Kings.
As the Holy Spirit shows you ‘things to come’, see God’s desire shining through it, to call people to himself.
SO Let me tell you here, what I ‘see; whoever we are, we only see in part. This is my part, born out of the presence of God.
I see this nation, even now, being positioned for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit like it has never been seen before. I see the Church being turned up-side-down by the grace of God, because of Jesus’ finished work on the cross. Every leader that is truly called of God will be included even if they have been hard at hearing up until this point, because God does not revoke His gifts and His mercy is everlasting.
However, some prophetic servants will emerge and give leadership because they have been guarding their heart and being an ambassador of unity and love. Satan has not been able to use them to prophesy his intentions but they have been set apart as heralds of God’s love.
People who have faithfully been praying, ‘Your Kingdom Come’ and ‘Your Will be Done’, will be rewarded like the prophet in the temple who saw Jesus as a baby and recognized Him as Messiah.
I see the demonic, new age spirituality backfiring on the devil and the Harry Potter generation becoming warriors in the army of God, who understand that their wrestle is not against flesh and blood but against the darkness itself. They will ‘get it’ and carry forward the promises of God.
This is The Great South Land of the Holy Spirit and the time is getting near for this Word to mature and the ripples are already being felt in prayer rooms and closets even now. I see stadiums filled with Warriors. Worship Warriors, who are not distracted by the goings on of the lesser beings, but who are captivated by the Presence of God and crying out to Him for justice on the earth and announcing it as they see it forming in the heavens, calling things as if they already are. How lovely are the feet of Him who bring Good News. The age of the prophets who have visions and dreams, previews of the manifest goodness of God, is now. I see Australia as a hungry nation, a sending nation, a Revival Nation. The restoration of the First Nation People to places of prominence and influence is a sign of the restoration of all things as God has promised.
This gospel of grace and hope, will be preached openly and zealously and in increasing frequency in the future. Those who judge will become irrelevant as those who can ‘see’ are given a voice. To all who want to participate in this move of God, repentance is required. Whether you are a sinner or a saint, change, in the attitude of your mind, is necessary. New wine cannot be poured into old wineskins. Something has shifted, it is time to shout. There is a cloud, it may only be the size of a man’s hand and it may still be on the horizon, but now is the time to do what you must to get ready for rain.
Please be encouraged and become a carrier of Good News, sowing the Word into the future and unlocking the destiny of our nation.
Merry Christmas. Do not despise the day of small beginnings, this all started with a tiny baby in an obscure manger and will end with every eye ‘seeing’ and every ear ‘hearing’. Be Blessed,
Humbly yours,
Julie
Making Space for God - Julie Blase
I guess it seems overly simple to be writing this but let's be honest, is the Church praying?
Here I offer you a practical way to make space for God. It is an acronym for those who want to be radical and pray. The reason I say it is radical, is because hardly anyone does it. Truly, I am not a bad news person but the Bible says that ...If my people would, among other things, Pray, He would be manifest in our Land, in our Churches and all the world would know that He is the Lord. While this is not yet our experience I believe He is stirring up the Warrior Spirit among the Church and calling us up to Pray.
So don't be dismayed, begin to pray, get your friends hooked on the idea and let's move into the season that ushers in the Power of God in unprecedented ways. I know that you already want to pray more consistently, you have been thinking about upping the ante for a while now. TODAY IS A GOOD DAY TO MAKE SOME SERIOUS SPACE FOR GOD.
Let each one of us make some SPACE!
S is for SEEK HIM ...
Seek Him with all your heart. Elijah was in the cave
He did not find God in the wind, nor in the fire, He was not in the earthquake but in the still small voice. Where will you find God, today. You must develop your own relationship by seeking Him.
P is for PRAY...
Pray without ceasing, pray in the Spirit, with understanding. You can Pray fervently, with others, in the secret place, loud or quietly. You can go freestyle or follow the template of the Lords Prayer, just do it.
A is for ASK...
Ask and it will be given to you, according to your promises
Ask for His Holy Spirit with power, (If you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will God give His Holy Spirit to those who ASK)
C is for CRY...
What makes you cry. Then cry out day and night. Join in the prayers of the saints throughout the ages and pray with Passion. LUKE 18 v 1 , ...surely God will give justice to those who CRY OUT day and night.
E is for EVERYDAY...
Give us this day... This is one of the disciplines of our Faith
Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things will be
Added to you. Stop finding reasons why you can't and give yourself permission, now.
Making space for a life to be SPIRIT LED, EMPOWERED, and FILLED with power is congruent with all that God has called you to. IF YOU ARE TOO BUSY TO PRAY,
THEN YOU ARE TOO BUSY. But be careful to define BUSY according to KINGDOM! Follow Jesus to the secret place soon.
I'm not busy, I'm happy! - Julie Blase
People everywhere are saying the same thing. Actually they have always been saying this for decades. They talk like they have no control over it their lives. You ask people; ‘How are you?’ But what they seem to hear is; ‘please whine about your lack of time?’ Busy, busy, busy, they say, as if that is the mark of true success. Is it?
I will tell you the truth, if you are busy then that is how you have chosen to live your life. When you own it, you can better enjoy it or change it. Who makes your decisions if it isn’t you? "But I have to do this and do that", you say. Not true. You do have to eat, you must show kindness and love others, worship and pray without ceasing, rejoice always and tell others about Jesus, which are all liberating and life-giving things to do. These are the natural actions of someone who knows they are loved by God. In how you do these things, you are free. Absolutely free to discover and enjoy the abundant life that Jesus bought for us at His death. Sound too simplistic?
I challenge you to write it out, your priorities and your purpose. Do you need all the things that tie you down and use up your life. Do they add to you or take away. Nice things are only that, nice THINGS.
The Bible exhorts us to Choose Life. So it is our responsibility to choose those priorities that bring life and add to others lives. I find that people who have become busy and tired often decide to simplify. So they start culling activities to try to get more time. More time to … ? People often blame and cut off the easiest things to see, often wrongly thinking it is these things that are consuming them. Then they live smaller lives with less contact with others and less opportunity to really live. Maybe the answer to your ‘busy problem’ is not the night out you spend investing in the lives of others but it is the constant nagging feeling that you are overcommitted financially. Maybe it is the expectations of others to perform or your obsessive need to have all your ducks in a row.
You know I have proved a couple of things that I want to share with you. Kids do not fade away if they do not have a cooked meal every night. Even grown ups survive fine with a weekly evening meal of ‘Toast’. Why do we give some things such a high priority and others like prayer and meditation none. We often hear people say, they struggle to have a devotional time with God, but no-one really struggles to have a nightly shower or to eat. It is normal to think that organizing your kids, lunches and homework and transport to school is of paramount importance but regularly neglect to teach them the scriptures or to nourish their souls with the concepts of God’s Love. Do we really need all those channels and all that stuff in the shed? Is it going to eternity with you in the end? Then it is negotiable. I didn’t say it is wrong, but it is optional, and it is your choice.
Determine what God requires of you; your calling, your loved ones and your gifts to the Body of Christ, and do that first. IF you have time and you want to, pick and choose what else you want to pick up. It is all negotiable. Fear God, love righteousness and justice. Love one another. Examine the life of Jesus. He gave every waking moment to His Father in Heaven and to the people around Him. No encumbrances, no debt, no need to impress. He is the way, the truth and the life. If that seems undoable to you, then ask yourself; who or what is influencing me? Don’t take your cues from your culture, take them from the Word and then you will be like a tree planted by the river of Water, bearing fruit in every season. Ask God, He will help you to know what to hold and what to let go, and do not be afraid, because He is with you, even to the end of the age.
Your Sons and Daughters will Prophesy - Julie Blase
These are 'those' days where the ear-mark of the Church is the flow of the Spirit through our sons and daughters, men and women alike. They shall dream dreams, see visions and prophesy. In your praying, expect the God who speaks, to give you understanding through dreams and visions. Early this year I was taking a few days out to pray and fast. I had felt an inner urge to get away from my 'life' for the express purpose of spending time with my Heavenly Father. From the first moment I drove out my driveway till the last, I did not feel alone. The Holy Spirit was with me in the same way you would be with a longtime friend. No bored moments or awkwardness. Just a wonderful sense of peace in His presence. He shared many things with me over those few days and I felt nourished on every level of my life but I want to share with you, one specific picture that I saw vividly.
I was wide awake, in prayer, singing I think, and this moving picture began, its details unfolded as I merely watched it play out. I submit it to you.
I was in a large auditorium filled with hundreds of people, laughing, chatting and interacting. They were well dressed and all seemed to be in a good spirits. Conversations were flowing about kids and work and the stuff of life. I was a silent observer somewhat enjoying the vibe and the life that was being experienced. It appeared to be a well organized event where people were enjoying each other with a sense of comradeship. No one was in a hurry to go anywhere but rather content to be in this atmosphere that was humming and full of energy.
After taking it all in, I became curious and began to look around. Something inside me begged me to cast my eyes over the scene as if I was being 'watched' from some vantage point. I then noticed that behind the stage there was a thick curtain, like you might find at a theatre to accommodate a backstage area. Seeing this intensified my curiosity and I felt like a secret agent as I looked around and began to make my way to the stage area. I walked to the back of the stage and glanced back across the room, noticing that my movement had not disturbed anyone, in fact no one even seemed to be aware of my presence.
I stepped through the curtain and was immediately in a completely different atmosphere. Firstly, I noticed it was bathed in a soft blue glowing, similar to being underwater in a crystal clear sea. The light danced slightly and the noise from the first room could no longer be heard. The room was an open space that was almost as big as the original room but much fewer people, maybe 20. It was calm yet brimming with a quite energy. People were getting dressed, in various spots and most people were being attended by another person. I looked and saw someone being prepared in a 'fantastic' type of battle attire, well fitted, aesthetically bold and yet inobstrusive. With one leg up on a chair a weapon was being strapped to their leg by the helper. All over the room, quiet conversations were taking place as people were being equipped and getting ready for their role. As my eyes moved around the room, these people noticed me, looked at me with smiling eyes but kept doing what they were doing with intention and focus. I instantly knew that the people in the first room were there because of what was going on in this room. I took it all in, this sparsely occupied room. These fierce people with a bigness of heart expressed on faces that emanated a rare confidence. They were being fully prepared, armoured, unstressed, almost serene and bathed in this glorious light. Each one clearly knew their task, including their attendants and was ready to perform it.
My understanding of the picture is this. The big populated room is the Church. Many people are blessed and function in the context of relationship as they come together to glean and participate in the Life that flows from the Grace of God to its members. It was filled with activity and talk and a certain momentum carried it along. The people were happy in this room but mostly oblivious of what was happening in a parallel room.
The second room was like the place of prayer. It had a whole lot less people but they understood their place and went about their 'work' in a way that needed no introduction, no fussing. The light was the presence of God and the Power that is found in Him. Both armour bearers and warriors were backstage and were not concerned so much with the 'stuff' of the other room, but had a keen sense of purpose for the sake of the greater good of the Church, which is Jesus' body. God is calling people to come and be equipped, get prepared and carry the work of the Kingdom forward in a parallel place. There, you will experience a peace and a purpose that will ripple into the realms of reality, moving us all toward victory and maturity in Jesus. Our precious Holy Spirit beckons us, "Come backstage, get in My presence, feel the anointing and empowerment that comes from being fully equipped and see His Kingdom Come!
Imagine That! - Julie Blase
Imagine a Church more engaged with the spirit realm than the physical. Imagine those whose desire is to be like Jesus, actually copying his behaviour, attitudes, priorities and patterns. Imagine demonic stronghold being brought down as we sing praise and declare the goodness of God. Seriously, take some time and imagine that.
Being filled with the Spirit must not be an event but an ongoing, active pursuit of all things Kingdom. I believe there are many people in this mighty worldwide movement that is the Church, who long to see His Kingdom come in power. I exhort each one of you to be the change you want to see. Imagine it, then go and do what you see. I have a deep conviction that if we, the people of God would develop a, 'pray without ceasing' pattern then Heaven would invade this earth like it does in our imagination. I believe that our 'redeemed' imagination is a canvas on which the Holy Spirit paints His dreams and if we will be still and 'think on these things', then the Kingdom is increased as it flows through the acts of Faith that are born out of these meditations.
Jesus, with passion in His voice, implores us, "How much more will God grant justice to those who cry out to him day and night. But when the Son of Man returns to the earth, will He find faith". Yes and Amen, by faith we imagine and conceive the things of the Spirit into the earth in the same way that God declared, "Let there be light". I know that this is fundamental, but dont just nod your head in agreement, do it. I have a pattern in my life and ask you to join with me. Become a 10 minute warrior by praying for 10 minutes daily specifically for Revival in your town and city. Pray the Church will find her voice and that the power of the Good News will be unleashed. There is a crisis on the earth, people desperately need to meet our Saviour. We can help. Will You-Pray.
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