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This is what I’ve been waiting for!

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:00:38 +0000

Your people will offer themselves willingly in the day of Your power, in the beauty of holiness and in holy array out of the womb of the morning; to You [will spring forth] Your young men, who are as the dew. – Psalm 110:3

Many of you know I’m called to the office of a prophet and that means different things to different people based on their personal experience with those professing or aspiring towards the office. Well, the Bible clearly portrays prophets paired with kings (i.e., leaders, rulers). Some were exceptionally blessed to be assigned to a good king, but most were assigned to wicked kings. The role of the prophet in either case is to tell them what Yahweh says about their kingdom (e.g., their leadership). In the latter case, their sayings were unwelcomed judgment of the wicked king’s kingdom.

In prayer yesterday concerning a wicked king I’ve been assigned to in the marketplace, I heard Yahweh say, “Tell them Psalm 109:8-9, 12-18.” Emotionless, I wrote down verbatim what He instructed me to do from that passage. My flesh started to ask, “When, how, etc.?” I quickly shifted out of the flesh into His Spirit and said, “Yes, I’m willing!” The next day in prayer about the situation, I heard Him say, “This is what I’ve been waiting for!” Immediately, I knew He was referring to an opportunity to manifest His glory through me. Will you be utterly willing when He calls on you to display His glory? This is what He’s been waiting for! I am, and so I step into the true glory of the prophetic office. How about you . . . have you stepped into the true glory of the office (e.g., pastor, prophet, evangelist, apostle, or teacher) He’s called you into? This is what I have and He has been waiting for!

With revelatory glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

The Heart of Loving Glory

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 19:00:31 +0000

You may or may not be aware that this blog focuses on the glory of Yahweh defined primarily as His character and nature. Reason being, what good is wisdom, deep revelation, and the ability to expound on heavenlies mysteries and yet possess unGod-like shallow character? Many of us look to 1 Corinthians 13 as a measuring element of how loving we are and many of us disqualify merely by the bolded portion in the below verse:

It is not conceited (arrogant and inflated with pride); it is not rude (unmannerly) and does not act unbecomingly. Love (God’s love in us) does not insist on its own rights or its own way, for it is not self-seeking; it is not touchy or fretful or resentful; it takes no account of the evil done to it [it pays no attention to a suffered wrong]. – 1 Corinthians 13:5

I’m guilty of seeking my own way with God and others. Forgive me, oh LORD; wash me. Help me Ruach Hakodesh (Holy Spirit) to please Yahweh in this way. We should be seeking Yahweh’s way, not our own way in every situation, interaction, and relationship. This is the heart of loving glory for others as well as how we demonstrate our loving commitment to deny ourselves, take up our cross, follow Yahshua, and become true disciples and sons.

Grace and glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Did Yahweh Lay His Hands on you?

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:00:32 +0000

16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee.

17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee, and will put it upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone.

The Hebrew word for the bolded phrase in the above scripture is suwm (pronounced sum and is Strong’s 7760). This word means to make, make for, transform into, fashion, work, bring to pass, appoint, give, to set, ordain, and to establish. As ministers, we get so caught up in being ordained, established, and mentored by man, but miss the fact that there are still some folks Yahweh raises up, makes, transforms, and establishes all by Himself . . . by His Hands. Did He or someone else lay their hands on you? Neither of these is bad and is not greater than the other. There are some people who He personally delegates authority and power so they in turn can delegate and impart to others, like Moses in this passage of scripture. Then there are those men and women who He works through to lay hands, fashion, make, transform to His image like me, Apostle Paul and Yahshua. The important thing is that He’s laid or is laying His hands on you. Is He . . . has He?

Honorable glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Provoking & Defying Glory

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:00:55 +0000

⁸For Jerusalem is ruined and Judah is fallen, because their speech and their deeds are against the Lord, to provoke the eyes of His glory and defy His glorious presence.

⁹Their respecting of persons and showing of partiality witnesses against them; they proclaim their sin like Sodom; they do not hide it. Woe to them! For they have brought evil [as a reward upon themselves].

¹⁰Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

¹¹Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with them, for what their hands have done shall be done to them. - Isaiah 3:8-11 AMP

There are professing ministers of the gospel who deceive themselves and others about Yahweh’s glorious presence abiding and dwelling and moving amongst them. As the scriptures shows their actions (and speech) are against Yahweh. Of course, it’s not the actions and speech that we see that matters, but what Yahweh sees with His eyes, and what He sees them doing and saying is provoking His glory and defying His glory, not reverencing, but irritating His glory. So, then how could His glory be dwelling, abiding, and moving in their midst?

Embracing glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Secure Glory

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:00:49 +0000

Elohim (God) is so secure in who He is that He is allowing Satan to do what he does (steal, kill, and destroy) until His appointed time to live eternally in the lake of fire. In this we see and identify another making mark for us, and the mark is security. Here is how He worked this facet of His glory in me.

As you know, I’m His prophet and He tells me to do and say things to others. He prompts me to pray for others and He leads me to write prayers and send them to others. Well, I’m sure you can imagine that everybody isn’t jumping up and down, grateful, or receptive to the things He has me share. For a season, this caused me to really doubt I was hearing from Him, and Satan played with me mentally by contesting the words of God flowing through me. He did this for many years, and finally God did a couple of things with and through me that brought me great freedom and security. The first is that what He said came to pass swiftly. This reassured me, “Yes, Karen you heard Me and now you see Me!” The second is through this my faith began to increase and my relationship with Him deepened. Third as our relationship deepened, the concern for others receptivity (i.e., I receive that or I don’t receive this), acknowledgment of the word, and even a response that they received the word (e.g., the word physically or electronically reached them) began to dissipate. He began to minister to me about how He healed 10 lepers and only one came back grateful, receptive, and appreciative. So if this is true of Yeshua, who is always our example, then it will be true of me.

Over time I began to see and experience secure glory in me. Knowing that He is pleased with my obedience and responds to it became more important than man’s response or lack thereof. Has the mark of secure glory been formed in your as it was in Yeshua and me? It can . . . let’s pray.

Elohim (God) bring me to the place that I’m 100% free from man’s response no matter how they respond (e.g., positively, negatively, neutrally, or at all). Increase my relationship with You so much so that I can feel, discern, and revel in how pleased you are by my unmovable faith and obedience. Set me free and birth security in me.

For those who have come into a measure of secure glory, I pray He will increase your steadfastness and devotion to Him, and as He does so, I pray that you find yourself in the next level of secure glory that you need at this time in your life and ministry. He’s doing it now . . . secure glory, secure glory is the portion of those who have been set free and advanced today through the ministry of this post.

I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust! – Psalm 91:2 AMP

For additional support and ministry on this topic: See Psalm 122:7, Isaiah 54:17, 2 Corinthians 1:22

Embracing secure glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Release the Worry, Embrace the Glory

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:00:46 +0000

When you are actively involved in ministry, there is always something to do and I do mean always. You have to constantly resist the temptation to become so busy that you are no longer ministering to Elohim (God) in prayer, communion, fellowship, and worship. The other temptation that you must resist is the temptation to worry that everything that needs to get done won’t get done. This is a trick of the enemy to keep you caught up toiling, spinning, running, and wishing for more time. Do you know how much precious God given energy you waste worrying about not having enough time to complete God’s work. If it’s His work, He knows how much time you need to get it done. And if you didn’t have such time, He wouldn’t have charged you to do it. So today, release the worry and embrace the glory. If the release was successful, lightness should be present in your midst right now, not only that, but propelling you forward with new strength and a new resolve to rest in Him versus strive to get things done on human terms. His glory is here to aid and assist us in completing the work He’s assigned our hands. Stop fighting and warring against it and embrace it wholeheartedly. Repeat after Holy Spirit through me, “I rest in the fact there is enough time for me to do everything You’ve called me to do.”

31 Therefore do not worry and be anxious, saying, What are we going to have to eat? or, What are we going to have to drink? or, What are we going to have to wear?

32 For the Gentiles (heathen) wish for and crave and diligently seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows well that you need them all.

33 But seek aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides.

34 So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble. – Matthew 6:31-34 AMP

Embracing glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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Forgiving Glory

Karen M. Pina — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:00:02 +0000

I have never seen such an unforgiving people as those in the professing church. They hold grudges and keep detailed accounts and records of all the wrong done to them in ministry. I know you’ve seen this too. Talk about false glory, huh? Where is the forgiving glory spoken of in Matthew 18:23-35?

We are to freely forgive our brothers and sisters from our heart when they sin against us. I need to make two clarifying points here. The first is this: Your sisters and brothers are defined as those who do the will of Your Father. Don’t get mad at me, I’m telling you what Yeshua said. The second is this. The scripture in Matthew 18 didn’t say forgive your brother if they ask for it from the heart with great sincerity, repentance, and with tears in their eyes. No, the scripture doesn’t put all those vain glorious conditions on the truth of forgiving glory. Do you want Elohim (God) to remove your sins as far as the east is from the west and cast them into the sea of forgetfulness never to remembered anymore or do you want Him to torture you by keeping records, files, and detailed accounts of your wrongs? Of course you don’t. Then don’t do it to others! Who do you need to forgive today and who needs your forgiveness? You see, forgiving glory is a two-fold glory. When you forgive, your spirit and the spirit of the other person is set free to flow in true glory. I pray Ruach haKodesh (Holy Spirit) has brought before you the person(s) that you need to forgive and that needs your forgiveness. If so, okay now, let’s pray immediately:

ABBA Father, I lift up the situation with the person(s) that Holy Spirit brought to my remembrance as I read this post and I pray that Your forgiving glory will flow through me like a mighty river of fire and water. Cleansing me from all the thoughts I have toward them and that they may toward me. I thank you for this river of fire and water that is running over us and between us right now in the realm of the Spirit washing us from all unforgiveness, bitterness, seeds of discord, jealousy, envy, hatred, manipulation, agendas, game playing, and every work of the flesh that should not be named once amongst us. I thank You that the current of this powerful river has propelled us into the place where we are now free to flow in the truth of Your glory. We thank You that the accounts, records, and files have been moved by the current of this river as far as the east is from the west never to be remembered anymore by either of us or by You.

We ask you to forgive us, oh Lord for dwelling in the place of unforgiveness as long as we did and for your grace and mercy that did not spit us out of your mouth and wash us ashore. Thank You, thank You. Thank You that there is no more hurt and pain that comes up or when we think of them. We thank you that there are no more word curses in our mouth concerning them. The work You’ve done is thorough, and we receive your forgiving glory. Help us to live this way each and every day of our lives being quick to forgive and slow to anger and offense like You. Thank You for Your cleanliness, holiness, and forgiveness and righteousness.

Responding to forgiving glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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False Glory

Karen M. Pina — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 19:00:52 +0000

We’ve (Hashem, Ruach HaKodesh, and Yeshua) spent close to a year mentoring in the glory of God. By now, you should recognize it, be intimately acquainted with it, be living in it, and clearly distinguish the fruit of it. This is so important as you embark on all He’s assigned you’re hands. There is a false glory that exists in the church world and many are afraid to call it what it is. They skate around it, tell others to not judge less they be judged, to love like God, etc. I can fully recognize a false vessel and false glory by their fruit. Check out what they are doing versus what they are saying! Do the two match up . . . is there spiritual agreement? Either it is or it isn’t. The answer is yes or no here, mentee. Stop shrinking back on the belief and teaching you’ve learned here. Elohim (God) is no respecter of persons. Either it is a good tree bringing forth good, holy fruit or it isn’t. Let’s pray:

Father, awaken the spiritual senses of Your mentees and cause them to fully recognize and confront (by the Spirit) the false glory in their midst. We’ve learned that whenever You arise in Your people, the false arises simultaneously. May our spiritual eyes be fully opened so that we will not be seduced, deceived, tripped up, taken off course, or manipulated. Make us strong, set our faces like flint, and keep our feet pointed on the straight and narrow road of true glory. It is through Yeshua’s name we pray and it is so in heaven and on the earth.

¹⁵Beware of false prophets, who come to you dressed as sheep, but inside they are devouring wolves.

¹⁶You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

¹⁷Even so, every healthy (sound) tree bears good fruit [worthy of admiration], but the sickly (decaying, worthless) tree bears bad (worthless) fruit.

¹⁸A good (healthy) tree cannot bear bad (worthless) fruit, nor can a bad (diseased) tree bear excellent fruit [worthy of admiration].

¹⁹Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

²⁰Therefore, you will fully know them by their fruits. – Matthew 7:15-20 AMP

Responding to true glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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

Holy Glory – Part II

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:00:56 +0000

Welcome back! By now you know we should go beyond a “glow,” into a terrible brilliance. So, today we explore what terrible and holy glory looks like on us. My body is separated for your service LORD so I make glorious choices in determining what I eat (1 Corinthians 10:31). My eyes are consecrated for your service, LORD so I watch what I set before them (Psalm 101:3). My mind is made up and set apart for your service, LORD so I renew it daily with Your word (Psalm 26). My heart is for You and Your service and I will connect it to those who have Your eternal life flowing from their heart (Proverbs 4:23).

I could go on and on as these are just some of the things He requires of me in each area of my temple. How about you . . . what is He requiring of your body, eyes, mind, and heart? This is what you must identify and get clear about in order to lay hold of the prize called holy glory. If you aren’t specifically clear, it sounds like you’ve got a homework assignment, mentee. One resource I know will jumpstart this is to pick up The Making if you haven’t already. If you have, ask Him to lead you to the exact area that needs clarifying by directing you to the specific page(s) or chapter(s) in the book. In closing, holy glory is terrible brilliance.

Scriptures to meditate upon that can user you to Holy Glory: Ecclesiastes 8:12-13, Deuteronomy 7:21, Exodus 14:31, Leviticus 19:14, 32, 25:17, Proverbs 3:7, Psalm 27:1, 66:3,5, Isaiah 60:5

From glory to glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina