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Overwhelmed by Glory

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:00:09 +0000

There have been so many things happening as I’ve pressed further in to the secret place in my prayer time. This is where I am finding myself:

37 As He was approaching [the city], at the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of the disciples began to rejoice and to praise God [extolling Him exultantly and] loudly for all the mighty miracles and works of power that they had witnessed,

38 Crying, Blessed (celebrated with praises) is the King Who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven [freedom there from all the distresses that are experienced as the result of sin] and glory (majesty and splendor) in the highest [heaven]! – Luke 19:37-38 AMP

I’ve been extolling Him loudly; I’ve been crying; I’ve been brought to my knees to worship; I am overwhelmed by the glory and by the King of Glory. Whoever said, “quiet” is the only way missed this scripture and this one:

He replied, I tell you that if these keep silent, the very stones will cry out. – Luke 19:40 – AMP

I issue a spiritual dare to you:

* Increase time dwelling in the secret place

* Get specific about the stubborn things in your life, ministry, and the life of others. Allow Holy Spirit to direct you to the scriptures to stand in for those “hard” issues. Here’s one to start you off with: Alas, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! There is nothing too hard or too wonderful for You. – Jeremiah 32:17 KJV

* When you see Him beginning to move miraculously do a Luke 19:37-39, and I decree the glory of Elohim will overtake you and overwhelm you.

I am overwhelmed by glory!

Captivated by glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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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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Under the Cloud

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000

When you are under the cloud, you only move when He says move. You don’t make hasty moves when you are under the cloud because you know His protection and power may not follow. What hasty moves (i.e., financial, ministerial, business, family decisions) are you making? It’s a dangerous thing to move when the cloud isn’t moving. It can hurt your life and the life of others.

Mentee, if we are going to live in the glory, we have to learn to move with the cloud, stay under the cloud, and how to cause others to come under the cloud. I pray that your spiritual senses become heightened to when God wants you to stay, advance, or move forward. There is a fresh glory under the cloud, and books are birthed; ministries are born; new Kingdom legislation is established. Many blessings await you, mentee under the cloud. The blessings of safety, audibly clear communication with God, and divine instructions for those He’s called you to lead are under the cloud.

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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Holy Glory

Karen M. Pina — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000

The Hebrew root of holy is q-d-h and is related to glory, separateness, purity, brightness, and terrible shining. When I look at these words with my spiritual eyes, I see a progression of glory based on levels of holiness. See, there is a shine or glow, if you will, that comes on you and over you as you cooperate with the sanctifying work of Holy Spirit (Ruach haKodesh). It’s a beautiful; thing. At the same time, why stop here when there is yet another level/dimension to lay hold of? This dimension of which I speak and lay hold of is beyond a glow or a shine and is a terrible shining and brightness. In case you aren’t aware, terrible is an adjective that is used to describe Elohim (God) and it means: to tremble, be afraid, to cause to reverence, stupendous, wonderful, to hide, be afraid, godly, upright, to be feared, dreadful, admirable, wonderful, to put in fear, and to tremble for joy. So a terrible shining causes one to reverence, fear, tremble, hide, dread, admire, and exclaim the stupendous wonder of those who are godly and upright. Oh Prophetess Karen, how do I get there? That’s a great question that we will explore tomorrow, mentee.

From glory to 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

Ascending

Karen M. Pina — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:00:52 +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

Mentee, there is only one way to ascend into the glory of God and that’s to obey. It’s your obedience and my obedience that cause us to ascend into glorious places that God desires to take us. So if it looks like things are stagnant, ask what am I not obeying, God? When He gives you the answer, do it. It’s so easy to make excuses over time for why we either can’t, don’t, or just won’t do what He commanded us to do. We say things like, “He knows where I am right now” and “He sees everything I’m going through.” While this is true, it doesn’t make you or I exempt from our obedience to the things He’s told us to do. Are you ascending or descending? Always check your obedience levels for the answer. Today, I am ascending.

From faith to faith,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina

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

The Glory is a Defense!

Karen M. Pina — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:13 +0000

The glory of God is a weapon just as humility is a weapon for a man or woman of God. The problem is that many of us rush to defend, prove, plead our case, and tell our story before allowing Adonai (the LORD) to do so on our behalf. I’ll never forget how the LORD taught me this lesson. You see, I was infamous for “needing to share, plead, prove my innocence, etc. One day, as was my custom of “defending me,” God spoke to me. He said, “Karen, if you are going to defend yourself, then you don’t need me to do so. So, do you want me to vindicate and defend or do you want to do for yourself?” That’s all He needed to say to me. Lesson learned! He backed up what He said to me with a scripture, which I share with you and I pray it releases you from being captive to defending “you.”

It is:

And the Lord will create over the whole site, over every dwelling place of Mount Zion and over her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory shall be a canopy (a defense of divine love and protection). – Isaiah 4:5 AMP

Hallelujah, the glory of God is a defense of His love and protection over us like a canopy. You will start to sense the canopy over you as you give up your right to defend yourself. It’s there right now; hovering, waiting, lingering.

Responding to the glory,

Prophetess Karen M. Pina