A Vision of My Call at Word Alive

During the Friday Night Worship at Word Alive International Outreach (WAIO) last night God spoke to me in regards to why I was headed in this new direction. I saw a foot and then my sight was zoomed in on the big toe. I heard in my spirit, "You will be their (students) big toe." As strange as this may sound it made perfect sense to me. The big toe in this sense is not referring to size but placement. If you take the big toe off the foot an inbalance occurs within the person standing up. I believe purpose as Youth Coordinator at WAIO is to bring about a balance to the students. God also spoke to me Isaiah 43. I was amazed at what I read when I turned to this passage. The passage is titled in some Bibles as "Israel's Only Savior." Please know that I am no savior, just a servant! But, this passage is prophetic to not only Israel but I believe to this new season of my life at Word Alive!

1 But now thus says the LORD,he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you,I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. 5 Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. 6 I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold;bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, 7 everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."

8 Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears! 9 All the nations gather together, and the peoples assemble.Who among them can declare this, and show us the former things? Let them bring their witnesses to prove them right, and let them hear and say, It is true. 10 "You are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and my servant whom I have chosen,that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he.Before me no god was formed, nor shall there be any after me. 11 I, I am the LORD, and besides me there is no savior. 12 I declared and saved and proclaimed, when there was no strange god among you; and you are my witnesses," declares the LORD, "and I am God. 13 Also henceforth I am he; there is none who can deliver from my hand; I work, and who can turn it back?"

14 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:"For your sake I send to Babylon and bring them all down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships in which they rejoice. 15 I am the LORD, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King."

16 Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, 17 who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior;they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: 18 "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. 19 Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. 20 The wild beasts will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches,for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert,to give drink to my chosen people, 21 the people whom I formed for myselfthat they might declare my praise.

A New Covenant

Jeremiah 31:31-34
"Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, not like the covenant that I made with their fathers on the day when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, my covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, declares the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they shall be my people. And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."

2007

I believe 2007 is going to be a great year for followers of Jesus. I see many victories breaking forth from the struggles of 2006. May God use us all to further His Kingdom! I agree with Don Potter that the church movement will soon be taken over by the Kingdom Movement. I believe that God is going to help mature many young believers by putting a hunger for God's glory (Jesus) in their hearts and minds. The results of this hunger being imputed into young people will be a deepening of the knowledge of God's Word and a more yielding humility to His Spirit. 2007 is not a breakthrough year through the 'seeing' of human eyes. But, 2008 will be. May God bless you all!
Blake

Goodbye 2006

The year 2006 was the year of extremes for our family. At times I felt like I was in sinking sand because of all the dents that God was allowing me to take. Looking back at all the drama of "TwelvEleven" I see the handprint of God's sovereign grace. I have never claimed to have done everything right during this time of clouded dialogue over differences of opinion on certain people and their beliefs, but I can say that my heart was in the right place. I believe I passed the test. Much to the credit of God and Laura.

To top off the year God gave Laura and I a wonderful gift in Hannah Grace. She reminds us of God's personal touch and love for His people. Laura is a wondeful Mother, and it is a privelage to see her at work. God also blessed us financially and allowed us to give more than we ever have. I do not boast of my own doing and will not be politically correct in saying that God really touched our finances. We treat our finances with much respect and have a full understanding that any pennie we may possess is ulitimately God's!

We both believe 2007 is going to be a great year for us in the Ministry of Jesus Christ and this would not be possible without the struggles (gifts in God's eyes) of 2006.

To Him be all glory, honor, and praise! Forever and ever, Amen!