Word For The Carolinas
Joni Ames
On Dec. 8th, I was on my way back home to the Carolinas from Alabama & Mississippi, and had something happen (in the natural) that I believe was a prophetic sign with a message for The Carolinas. Here is what happened.....
While driving on I-85 into SC from Georgia, the sky was totally clear and there was a full moon. It was beautiful! I was drawn to look at it from time to time as I was driving.
I came over a hill in SC, and all of a sudden, in the sky, there appeared (in the natural) lines that were apparently made by airplanes. It was very visible because the moon was so bright and the sky was so clear.
Suddenly, I finally realized that the lines had formed what looked like four "7's." - The 7's were upside right, and two were upside down, and they formed an open door inside of a door frame, with the moon as the door handle. - Get the picture?
Then, a large "check mark" that looked like the Nike check mark was alongside the door.
This was all visible all the way through SC and into NC, for over 1 1/2 hours!
This is the first half of the experience.
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INTERPRETATION #1
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I felt that the Lord gave me the verse in Rev. 4:1, "There's a door open in heaven, come up here!" - In this, I sensed that the Lord was inviting the Carolinas into a time of radical visitation and downloading, and was saying, "Come up and see things from My point of view; I have GOOD plans for you!"
Also, Nike means "Victory," and Nike's slogan is, "Just do it!" - In that, I believe the Lord is saying to those who have been waiting on Him - or even who are skeptical - "Just do it!" - "Come up and see things from my angle, and you will have victory!"
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THE REST OF THE EXPERIENCE
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Then there appeared in the sky four "pillars" - all in a bit of a row. The word pillar, defined, means:
1. "to provide or strengthen with or as if with pillars"
2. a firm upright support for a superstructure; a post
3. a usually ornamental column or shaft; especially:
one standing alone for a monument
4. a chief supporter; a prop
5. a solid mass of coal, rock, or ore left standing to
support a mine roof
6. a body part that resembles a column
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INTERPRETATION #2
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Regarding the pillars, I felt that the Lord was saying that He has come to strengthen the structure of His Church in the Carolinas, and that their Day of Visitation has come! He wants you to know that He will supply all the support - spiritually, monetary, whatever - that is needed. Just trust HIM! No gimmicks or theatrics are needed. Just seek and worship HIM! - Also, that we will be like the Joel 2 army that stands united in columns.
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The 7's
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At the time, I hadn't read Bob Jones' Shepherd's Rod 2004 where he prophesied about "7's," but when I read it, it gave more meaning to it. If you look on line at www.bobjones.org at Bob's Shepherd's Rod about the number "7" and you'll understand what the Lord is saying even more.
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WRIGHT BROS. ANNIVERSARY
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Some of you may remember that, last year, the Lord gave me a word about this (2003) being the 100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight in NC. Through that, the Lord told me that 2003 would be the year that the Lord put the "RIGHT BROTHERS (and sisters)" together to soar for HIS purposes, and that the Carolinas would be "first in flight" this time in the realms of the spirit. I believe this is what we are beginning to experience.
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IN CONCLUSION
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Let us take the Lord's invitation to "Come up here" so that He can and will show us what is to come! Let's take time aside, close our eyes, take a deep breath, rid our thoughts of all the "clutter" and concerns, worship the Lord, then be silent and look for and listen to what He has to reveal to us!
Blessings,
Joni Ames
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Joni Ames
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Charlotte, NC 28241
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Choose Life
Joni Ames
Depression & Suicide Watch
Dear Friends,
For a couple of weeks now, I've noticed that the enemy has been attacking people with depression and thoughts of suicide. In fact, I'm a very happy person, but experienced four visitations in one night where the enemy came to try to invite me to consider suicide. I was woken up with a "thought" whispered to me something like, "Don't you wish you were dead?" - I brushed it off as stupid and went back to sleep the first three times, but finally got mad at the interruptions to my sleep! I sat up and said, "NO! I bind that thought and take it captive to the authority of the name and blood of Jesus! Jesus came so that I could have LIFE! - YOU are the one who wants to kill, steal and destroy, and I say NO to you! Get out of here, in Jesus name!" - Then I continued to pray and cleanse my mind and my room, and got a great sleep the rest of the night, praise God!
I heard from several other people who have reported the same type of events happening to them in the past couple weeks. With some, the enemy came to them with "first person" death wish "thoughts," saying, "I wish I were dead" or "I'd be better off dead" or "Everyone would be better off if I was dead" or "No one loves me."
I spoke to a prophetic leader/friend of mine, and he said that he felt I experienced this on behalf of the body and needed to put out the word to give the intercessors a "heads up" as to the plans of the enemy so that it could be thwarted. You see, more often than not, this type of assult comes first to try to take out the prophetic intercessors.
When the enemy does something like this, we need to rebuke, bind, and render that thing helpless, sending it to the feet of Jesus for Judgment, pleading the blood of Jesus over and speaking The Word of LIFE over ourselves and our loved ones.
John 10:10-11
(10) The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
(11) I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
Sometimes something like this happens just before or just after a great victory, because the thief tries to come immediately to steal the seed of joy. We must be wise as to his devices, and readily armed with the Word of God, and fight with "It is written," as Jesus taught us.
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Prayer
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Father, I thank you that no weapon formed against us will prosper (Isaiah 54:17), that the plans YOU have for us are GOOD (Jer. 29:11), and that you came to give us LIFE! (John 10:10). We thank you for the blessing of the LIFE you give to us, and we give NO place to the enemy's thoughts or plans. Help us to remember YOUR words and YOUR heart for us in this time, and to keep each other encouraged throughout this season that celebrates Your Love! Amen.
Joni Ames
P.O. Box 411501
Charlotte, NC 28241
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