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Strict Obedience

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:00:08 +0000

The reason why many ministers will never live in the glory or even create a habitation for the Most High Elohim (God) is because they are unwilling to walk in strict obedience. We must strictly and unhesitantly obey all that God commands in order to create a place where His glory abides. So don’t be fooled by those who say, “His glory abides here” or “it abides over there,” but when you look at their lives, you see all kinds of sin and disobedience.

I highly doubt the rigidly righteous God, who created us to obey Him as the King of Glory that He is, is abiding there. We are funny people! We want what God possesses and who He is, but we don’t want want to obey Him (i.e., do what it takes) to receive it. Then, we start making up stuff, fabricating things, and eventually deceiving ourselves and others into believing that we are obeying and that He is dwelling with us. I come today to tell you if you are not walking in strict obedience, The King of glory shall not come in. I don’t care how much you lift up you head (and hands), quote Psalm 24:7-10, and dance around.

If you hopped over Psalm 24:3-5 have not lifted up you life as a holy sacrifice, The King of Glory is not coming

Captivated by glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Get Under the Cloud!

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:00:16 +0000

Moses entered into the midst of the cloud and went up the mountain . . . Exodus 24:18 AMP

For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys. – Exodus 40:38

The pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night did not depart from before the people. – Exodus 13:22 AMP

Under the cloud there is:

Protection
Provision
Prosperity
Health
Wellness
Peace
Prayer
Obedience
And so much more . . .

Are you under the cloud? If you are experiencing these bulleted items, you can answer affirmatively. Now, I’m not talking about an occasional manifestation of the above (e.g., prosperity). That which I see is a consistent stream of glory (i.e., a flow if you will). Well, this is a call to come into that place. Get under the cloud! If you need help getting here, reach out to me.

And they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land. They have heard that You, Lord, are in the midst of this people [of Israel], that You, Lord, are seen face to face, and that Your cloud stands over them, and that You go before them in a pillar of cloud by day and in a pillar of fire by night. - Numbers 14:14 AMP

Captivated by glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Clothed With Glory

Karen M. Pina — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:56 +0000

Almost 10 years ago when I facilitated a bible study in my home, Elohim spoke prophetically to that small intimate group of desperate, hungry women, and He told us that we would wear His glory like a fur. We would live in His glory. We wouldn’t take it off and put it on, but we would wear it like a woman wears a fur coat. I’m now coming into this prophecy as I can feel (i.e., spiritually discern) a draping, or robing if you will, of His glory on me and upon me. Only He can cause us to “be” glory and hence wear His glory like a garment. He promised to put a ring on our finder, robe us, and give us a new name (Isaiah 61, 62:2-3, 66:22, Luke 15:22, Revelation 2:17, 3:12)!

Too many of us focus solely on wearing the armor of Elohim (God). Yes, we should as we battle the antagonistic enemy of the Spirit called flesh (includes your flesh and the flesh of others). Yes, we should keep on and never take off the armor of God, but what about your glory clothes . . . are you wearing them?

Captivated by glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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A time to look away

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:00:55 +0000

As God takes you into His glory and the very holiness of His temple, He’ll call you to look away for a season. He does this so we can see what He sees. As I was so caught up in my pursuit of His glory, He caused me to look away by giving me a dream that exposes profane priests, leaders, and prophets. He took me in His chamber and counseled me on how to prophetically speak to what He sees. Mentee, there is a time to look away from the manifested glory to look at what the manifested glory is looking at. That time is now! I invite you into the hidden chamber of glory.

Go to: Ezekiel 8 to explore this.

Focused on glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Ascending – Part II

Karen M. Pina — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:00:19 +0000

So all of us, with faces unveiled, see as in a mirror the glory of the Lord; and we are being changed into his very image, from one degree of glory to the next, by ADONAI the Spirit.” – 2 Corinthians 3:18 CJB

In yesterday’s post, I mentored you to take a look at the things you’ve haven’t obeyed to get clear about what’s stopping you from ascending into the glory. We must come closer to His glory each and every day by coming closer to Him. Our obedience is like a diving board or a springboard into the rivers of glory. The more we obey, the deeper, higher, and wider we go in Him. It’s time to ascend . . . daily. We can go from glory to glory daily. There is nothing stopping us except us! It’s a conscious choice to allow Him to work both the will and the do in us. Your obedience to God makes you unstoppable, impenetrable, and Satan proof. No enemy can reach you when you live a life of one obedient act to the next. The way the enemy trips us up, without even trying, is through our disobedience. He knows the power of rebelling and disobeying firsthand. He knows the road it leads us to, and therefore, he can put His feet upon the table, drink lemonade, and watch us like a good movie that He already knows the ending to.

On the other hand, when we consistently we obey, we release the power, glory, resources, and 100% complete backing of all of heaven and the heavenly hosts. Now, what foe can withstand this? No one foe can. Isn’t that what the word tells us? Stop thinking something outside of you is stopping you and start looking at how time and time again stop gaps are being set up in the realm of the spirit through your very own disobedience. An obedient minister of God is a glorious minister of God. Your steps of obedience are interconnected. You see, when God tells you to do a thing it is connected to other things unfolding and manifesting in your life and ministry. If you fail to take the first step of obedience, you miss out on all the steps that are connected to where God desires to bring you. What I’m teaching you, mentee is that disobedience has a rippling effect and by the way so does disobedience. I charge you and admonish you to obey and ascend. Let’s pray:

Lord, thank you for making me 100% obedient 100% of the time through these posts on ascending that I may set the work you’ve assigned my hands on a path of ascending into your glory. I am an obedient servant of the Most High Elohim (God). It is through Yeshua’s name we pray. Amen.

From faith to faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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I declare . . .

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:00:55 +0000

Yesterday, I challenged you to submit to the making process and learn to be still. This is the rest you so desperately need in order to transition out of flesh-based living into proper spiritual alignment. So, today I come with a declaration for you and your family. Here it is:

I declare that the rest of your family, church, and ministry shall be glorious. Yes, your rest in Jesus shall be glorious. You will begin to carve out ample time to “be” with Him. I declare your one hour of prayer will turn into two, then three, then four, and ultimately you’ll pray without ceasing in accordance with His word. I thank Him that because of your willingness to “be still” He will show you great and marvelous things before you even finish calling on His name. I speak manifestation of His nature, power, and character on every side and every single front. I declare . . .

Responding to His glory on me,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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What’s to fear?

Karen M. Pina — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:00:33 +0000

There are a bazillion phobias in the world today, and sadly, Christians have become phobia-manias like everyone else because we aren’t walking in pure love with ABBA. We talk a good game about how we believe He will prosper us. Many of us will tell you in a heartbeat that Elohim (God) has called me to be a millionaire or a billionaire. At the same time, we are afraid of riches and all that comes with them. Here’s your prescription today:

Declare this: “I will not be afraid when riches come and when the glory of God increases in my church, home, or ministry.” This declaration is His word, which is quick, active, alive, and powerful. So, what’s to fear?

From to faith to faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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What do you love?

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:00:31 +0000

Wait before you answer this question, I want you to think about where and how you spend your time. This is the only way to answer this question. We know Yeshua (Jesus) rebuke the Pharisees all the time for being quick to confidently answer the question He probed them with. In other words, He knows how easy it is for us to be “religious by giving the answer we think He and others want to hear.” With that being said, “You probably answered the question like this, “Jesus,” and you did so because you thought that was the expected answer. Well, I will release the scripture now to show you the answer He requires, not expects:

Lord, I love the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells. – Psalm 26:8 AMP

Let’s pray:

ADONAI (Lord) deliver us from the spirit of religion and deliver us from lip service. We thank you for your deliverance and ask you to birth in us a love for Your house . . . the place where your glory dwells more than anything else. We thank you that we will know that you have done this by our insatiable desire to spend more and more time where Your glory dwells. We know this is not a “church building” of which you speak, but a habitation we have created for You in us. Thank you, thank you for a pure love and pure appetite to spend our time where Your glory dwells. Amen

Written with fresh glory on me,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

The Rich Treasury of the Glory

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:00:24 +0000

Lately, Yahweh has been challenging me to discern when teaching is needed and when judgment is needed. He’s been pushing me out of the teaching grace into the judgment grace. He’s been dealing with me like He dealt with many prophets when He asked them, “What do you see?” I’m learning that when He asks me this question He’s calling me to judge what I am seeing against His measuring line . . . the Word. Well, if He’s ever called you to judge, you could imagine what it takes: boldness, courage, and strength.

So, I headed to my prayer closet to pray for just that. I appropriated Jude 20 so I could rise up like a mighty, powerful temple. After Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) prayed through me, I felt like the scripture that says, “With God we can leap over a troop (Psalm 18:29).” Despite the empowerment I felt, I’ve learned to sit, be still, and let Him speak to unfold what I can’t describe with and through this natural lens. He said, “Ephesians 3:8 and go to Ephesians 3,” as that was one of the scriptures that popped up during prayer. So, I grabbed my bible and headed over to Ephesians 3. I read 3:20 and then the entire chapter. Holy Spirit hovered over this verse:

“May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].” – Ephesians 3:16 AMP

I discovered that we have a rich treasury of glory that we can access to be strengthened, reinforced, and built up with His mighty power in our inner man by Holy Spirit indwelling us fully. This mighty power literally causes Christ to take up residence in that area we are asking for strength. By our faith in the fact that we have accessed the rich treasury of glory, it’s no longer you or I who completes the task before us. No, it’s not our personality, persona, strength, bright ideas, etc., but it’s literally Christ who dwells in our innermost being in a way He didn’t previously. Ah . . . the rich treasury of glory. Are you accessing it for the strength, boldness, and courage to do all He is requiring of you? I can’t afford not to!

Strengthened by glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

Exposed by the Glory

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:00:30 +0000

Yeshua is the glory of the Father, and He’s our Glory. He is the Word too, and he will expose you. Now before you pullout your soulish barriers, let me reveal what He showed me. This is between you and Him, not you and me or some other leader. I’m not getting ready to prophetically expose someone right here on this blog. Well, maybe I will. Seriously, back to the unfolding. Have you ever read the word and every verse in the chapter you were lacking and deficient in possessing the very character and essence of it? What you just experienced is being exposed by the Glory. All you can do when this happens is say, “I’m guilty.” and pray, “I’m convicted, Lord . . . bring me the increase in this area(s). I want to walk in the fruit of this entire chapter.” When is the last time you were exposed by and surrendered to the Glory, the Word, Himself?

All Scripture is God-breathed and is valuable for teaching the truth, convicting of sin, correcting faults and training in right living; – 2 Timothy 3:16 CJB

“Isn’t my word like fire,” asks ADONAI, “like a hammer shattering rocks? – Jeremiah 23:29 CJB

Hungry for His glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina