WORD FOR PORTLAND, OREGON
1/10/98

I SEE YOUR HEARTS
I KNOW YOUR EFFORTS
I KNOW YOUR DESIRES
FOR THIS CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS
I WORK ALONGSIDE YOU, MY FRIENDS,
IN THIS ENDEAVOR
BUT YOUR TASK IS NOT COMPLETE
AS YOU GATHER TOGETHER IN MY NAME
AND YOU SEEK TO PULL DOWN STRONGHOLDS
YOU FORGET THAT THEREIN LIES THE PROBLEM
THE STRONGHOLDS ARE THERE - FIRMLY IN PLACE
NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE SEPARATE ENTITIES
BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE PUT IN PLACE
AND HELD IN PLACE BY THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES
YOU GO TO THE HEAVENLIES TO DESTROY THE DEMONIC
AND YET, THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES, WILL CALL IT BACK IN
YOU HAVE NOT DONE THIS FROM MIS-THOUGHT, HOWEVER;
FOR YOU ARE PUTTING THE ENEMY'S CAMP ON NOTICE
THAT THERE ARE CHANGES COMING
AND THERE ARE, INDEED,
CHANGES - CHANGES - CHANGES

MY FRIENDS,
THINK WITH ME
OF A FATHER INSIDE A HOUSE
CALLING HIS CHILDREN TO COME
THEY HEAR HIM AND YET,
THEY ARE BUSY WITH OTHER THINGS
HE CALLS AND HE CALLS AND THEY DO NOT COME
HOWEVER; LOOK AT THIS SAME PICTURE
WHEN THERE IS A
STORM OR EARTHQUAKE
THE FATHER CALLS ONCE
AND THE CHILDREN ARE CLOSE BY HIS SIDE
LISTENING TO EVERY WORD

YOU HAVE CALLED
FOR SIGNS AND WONDERS
YOU HAVE CALLED
FOR THE POWER OF GOD
TO BE MANIFEST IN YOUR MIDST
YOU HAVE CALLED OUT
FOR SALVATION - THE REDEMPTION OF MANY
YOU HAVE CALLED AND YOU HAVE CALLED
AND I HAVE LISTENED
I HAVE LISTENED TO EVERY CRY
EVERY PRAYER
FOR YOU SEE,
YOUR CRIES ARE DIRECTLY FROM MY HEART
I WILL SEND REVIVAL
TO YOUR CITY AND BEYOND
I WILL BRING SIGNS AND WONDERS
I WILL CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE
WHERE MY PEOPLE WILL LISTEN
WILL YOU TRUST ME AS I TAKE CONTROL?
WILL YOU TRUST ME
IF I MOVE NOT ACCORDING
TO WHAT YOU WOULD HAVE THOUGHT?
WILL YOU STAND BY MY SIDE
AND BE READY
COMPLETELY READY
TO BE MOBILIZED AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE?

THIS WILL MEAN
LIFE OR DEATH
FOR MANY PEOPLE
AND I ASK YOU TO LAY EVERYTHING ASIDE
TO LISTEN
AND LISTEN CLOSELY TO MY WORDS
I WILL SPEAK TO YOU PLANS AND STRATEGY
I WILL SPEAK TO YOU
OF WHAT WILL COME TO PASS
SO YOU WILL NOT BE UNAWARE

FIGHT THE BATTLE, MY FRIENDS
BUT NOT IN THE HEAVENLIES, FIRST
FIGHT THE BATTLES WITHIN
IN YOUR OWN HEART, FIRST

COME TO LOVE ME
WITH YOUR
WHOLE HEART, MIND AND SOUL
AND THEN YOU WILL BE READY FOR REVIVAL
AS LONG AS YOU CONTINUE
WITH PROGRAMS, STRATEGIES, WARFARE
THAT I HAVE NOT BIRTHED
THE ENEMY WILL HAVE FULL RIGHT
TO "BLOW YOU OUT OF THE WATER"
IF I SPEAK A PLAN TO YOU  
THEN I WILL PROTECT YOU
IF YOU USE "CANNED" PROGRAMS
THEN YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN THOSE
WHO FIGHT A WAR
WITH DAMAGED OR OBSOLETE WEAPONS
SATAN KNOWS THE STRATEGIES
AS WELL AS YOU DO
DO NOT FIGHT HIM ON HIS OWN GROUND

COME
TO THE HEAVENLIES
RECEIVE THE FRESH WORD
AND MOVE OUT
AS AN ARMY
THIS IS NOT IDLE TALK
OR WORDS SPOKEN FROM AN AMATEUR
READ YOUR OLD TESTAMENT
AND REMEMBER
HOW I WON EVERY BATTLE I STARTED
I WILL NOT LOSE
THIS IS YOUR CITY AND THIS IS MINE
YOU HAVE LAID THIS CITY
ON THE ALTAR AND COMMITTED IT TO ME
NOW LISTEN
LISTEN VERY CLOSELY
AND I WILL GIVE EACH OF YOU
THE PLANS
AND SEE HOW CLOSELY
THEY WILL FORM THE BIG PICTURE
I AM WITH YOU, MY FRIENDS!
I AM WITH YOU!

THE LORD OF HOSTS


As a Portland area resident,
I know of what God is alluding to
He will first get our attention
whatever it takes to bring those who hear His Voice
together in unison
He will bring destruction upon destruction
upon the city to bring about a spirit
that will welcome His fulness
As we look at ourselves
we are wealthy - we are full - we are sufficient - we are just fine
and yet, when the miracles begin to occur,
who will truly accept them and the Author of them?
God, in His infinite wisdom,
knows that we must be brought to our knees first
We must realize our emptiness, our poverty, our nakedness,
our shame, our loneliness
God is at work, my friends,
but He will not bring Revival to this city
our way, but HIS WAY
We need to lay our lives on the altar
and surrender all that we are
and all that we have for His plans to be completed
Many lives will be taken in the city
Many will see great, great despair
Many will believe that there is no more hope
and what will we have to offer?
We had better
LOVE the LORD OUR GOD
WITH OUR WHOLE HEART, MIND AND SOUL
or we will have absolutely NOTHING to offer them
Join me in this surrender
Join me in standing with our Lord of Hosts
and praising Him as He brings us to our knees
Join me in prayer that we will truly be WORTHY
to carry His message to those who
hunger and thirst for His Righteousness
Please, join me . . .


Terah