"The Thief

This is the Truth Network welcome to running with horses just to inspire you relationship with Almighty God that empowers Congress things you never thought possible. Shirley Weaver wants to take you and now yesterday's episode.

There are prophetic voices spilling everywhere. The word promises that we have the mind of Christ. Therefore, we have the thought life of the king. The thought life of the king specifically so the prophetic voices that we here I believe more and more point us to this understanding that we have a supernatural God and we therefore are a supernatural people and I were the evidences and the ways that we see this workout are are too many relate to the mess and something this really come to my attention just here recently in the last few days are our weeks has to do with the way that an intruder comes in on a situation and takes over and it's like the frog in the pot. You know boiling water that you know if if you if the frog is in the pot in the water is cool, then he's comfortable that if you heat the water in the pot doesn't necessarily know our notice that things are warming up. Now I know that sounds far-fetched, but you know that's the way the example goes and honestly, you can bring the heat up in the lives of people as well to where you would think. Aren't they aware that something is really, really out of line here really, really over the line here. So because we become desensitized to what is taking place. We don't notice that is increasing as rapidly as it is for example a tax on the home are the homeland and anyplace really anything that disturbs or upsets the piece we should really recognize for what it is.

It is demonic in nature, a genuine attack. A full-blown attack a sustained attack is not the normal circumstances of life. There is a demonic aspect to that that I think goes unnoticed or unrecognized. Not sure why but may give you an example that came to my attention just here in the last couple of weeks.

It turns out actually heard this before that there is a reptile. It is the Burmese python. The Burmese python has somehow over the years been released into the wild in the Florida Everglades.

So this is not new.

This is been going on for a while and it turns out that these mammoth creatures.

The female can lay up to 100 eggs at a time so I think the average is 40 or 50, but the possibility is the hundred 100 eggs from these Burmese python at one time, and so the intruder that is not native is released into the population of this ecosystem which is vast and magnificent in so many ways that it over time suddenly becomes an encroach or subtitled our podcast today. The intruder. The intruder interloper.

The usurper, the thief, so again this Florida Everglades area is an iconic habitat in the state of Florida which is on the southeast, because the United States it's one of the world's most prized natural resources and the people of that state and the state within the United States is a governmental entity. It's where the people we the people of the state of Florida choose and elect representatives to lead them and so is the People's voice that matters.

Well, the people of that state have invested and restoration projects that their governor has led over several administrations, including record funding removal of these invasive Burmese pythons from the wild. They are in the habitat in the Everglades. So this is really important. I have read that it's a critical component of conserving other natural species.

Those that are native to that vast area. So here's the thing. The Burmese python.

Keeping in mind the python is one of God's creations. The Burmese python comes from. Originally the area of Burma, not the southeastern region of the coastal United States of America. This intruder has been introduced to the wild and affects those that are native to that area and so the ecosystem is upset as this python praise on will birds actually mammals other reptiles of heard some amazing stories, very large mammals like dear even large reptiles so more than at this point because of this ability to procreate so well this population now is over.

Like almost 20,000 I think the actual number is 16,000 but that reports get some age on it. So using research and development and technology, the, the people that make up the government of that state have learned how to detect and they now know how to remove this creature, they use near infrared cameras and the idea is to find find the python because he's hidden right get the SME. I hope you're getting all this.

This creature which is not native to the area has now intruded into the area is growing in numbers over populating so that the other aspects of creation are declining in numbers and this creature is so the marking is such that is hard to detect. So if you were to say will just go out there catch them and remove them not set they are hidden so you have to come up with these ways to find and therefore capture and remove this creature before it destroys this vast land. This amazing gift from God to all mankind and other parts of the world have similar settings because settings. This is one this happens to be the one that I'm telling you about. So besides addressing the intrusion of this large snake on public lands. The government has actually authorize the local citizen to remove from private lands whenever possible. So therefore the citizens and their elected government are in agreement that this intruder must be addressed and so this is this is an interesting fact in kind of interesting because I've been following the story, according to my my research. Beginning in August. There is something that will be launched called the 2022 Florida python challenge. This is an annual 10 day event held in early August where the people are trained again how to find the python they get directly involved, for they are protecting their homeland. They are protecting and stewarding the area where they are citizens so members of the public and the citizens. You might say that those who belong to any entity that make up the membership. I'm thinking of the church and the believers ends and another example, but this would be like the citizenry, the citizenry is empowered because there is agreement from the government.

The government above and the population below that there is a threat to the homeland.

There is a threat even to the private lands within the larger public homeland so this aspect of what is taking place in this example in nature and in government and in the story of people who see a problem and moved to address. It is the point I want to make here. You know the Bible is generous with encouragement to the Christian to the born-again believer concerning what the role is in government what the role is spiritually and really and a natural more genetic sense as well. For the believer to move to address a threat are a multiplied threat, a threat that is growing that is multiplying and has the ability has the power and has the destructive ability to paralyze and overtake the Bible is very generous with words of encouragement to the believer that this authority belongs to us because it's God-given and in the realm of the spirit and in the natural. It is up to us not only as a privilege but a responsibility to see to it that every threat is addressed and removed expeditiously, not waiting, and not saying someone else will take care of it, but rather move now to protect my family to protect my home and land to protect and agree with divide and righteous government coming to me from above, from heaven, literally. So were talking about the kingdom of God. Of course, and just in the same way that the government of the state of Florida has agreed with the people who elected this government that this threat must be addressed, then resources arc are designated to take care of the cost and then the training underline training and encouragement to the people and also the authorization that the yes this is with in your right. This is within your purview because this is where the agreement lies. So today you and I can agree with Almighty God concerning his government concerning his government from the top down, and that his the choice of the people from the bottom up receives that advantage receives those words of encouragement from the Scriptures receive specific direction from the Lord, that would be like from him personally to me and where he says to me do this and so I would take up arms.

I would bear arms. I would bear, as it were, and in the same way I would bear a physical harm our protection, then the same is true in the spirit in the natural and in the spirit as well. This is the message that God is bringing to the church.

I believe in every way possible because perhaps it is and is well known. It isn't as is is just not heard frequently enough to train us to make this a priority and so you know, after a period of time when you hear and you here and you here and you hear and nothing is done and you here and you hear and nothing is done, and finally one day you really here like for the first time I read years ago that until someone has heard something three times. They haven't heard it, and now I know that to be an underestimate. It takes about 10 mentions for the average person to hear the first time, for multiple reasons but you know once you've heard once I have heard and what you have heard, then we are candidates for what the Bible calls Revelation 8 something that is revealed to us. It's revelatory. It moves from the hearing, from the brain down into the heart, takes up residence as a core belief aspect of our faith. A core belief and by the way, there are some core beliefs that we have adopted that are not correct and need to be debunked and that does take time but listen once the Lord comes in and gives you correct information and that is affirmed again the correct information is affirmed again and again. It will take over the place where in accuracy are just really bad information has been stored and all of this involves the brain and the heart and thus another message but you get my drift. So I just want from this example from the story coming out of the Florida Everglades. I want to say to you that the church and those of us who make up the church. We have an echo system. We have a spiritual dynamic. A system that creates the atmosphere that we live in for either positively or negatively, for good or for harm and is very important for you to step up right now it's really important not to languish over there waiting for someone else to come in and remove that thief from your land. Probably someone else is not coming more than likely you will need to take up arms.

You will need to use your spiritual weapons and the word authorizes you to do that clearly the thief comes to steal, to kill and to destroy. Jesus said, however, I have come that you will have life and life more abundantly more abundantly.

That means more life a better brand of life blessing in strength so much you might want to look up that word abundant.

It's that's inspiring right there so take authority and understand what the mind of the Lord is we have the mind of Christ. Therefore, we should have the thought life of the king and we can rule we are authorized to govern and to say what is allowed into at the gate and what must not be allowed at the gate whether that gate is the city gate your home.

Your personal life. Whatever. Let's pray God in Jesus name we believe that your word is true that you've inspired us again and again that we have the authority to say to the mountain, be removed and it has to be removed from us out of the path that you authorize us this way and that it brings you not only pleasure but brings you glory to see your people behaving in unison with and according to your word. Therefore, Lord.

Today we take up our weapons of warfare with strap bone.

Those those things that you've given to us to defend our homeland to defend the land and in every place we've called us to steward. We do it gladly, and with rejoicing, just like Jesus took took on the cross for the joy that was set before him, Lord, we do it with diligence. We do it with joy and we do it with the knowing that the Holy Ghost on the inside of us is leading us and will not leave us without a commander in chief want to lead us want to say you do this now. You do this, so father we take our orders and gladly today we step up, we step up for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. Amen.

God bless you today go out there and take authority over those intruders that interloper and that the that usurper go do it. You can love you God bless explicitly if you enjoyed this up as you like to help support this project, we share it with others post about media leaving leaving and review films, you can subscribe to Shirley's email list donated ministry and produce your very own copy of Shirley's 365 day devotional horses and we will see you next