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me, in His wisdom and sovereignty, from speaking this during the last Winter
Training. He wants to do this. This not a theory, this is His heart. I believe
this is going to happen and we are going to see this happen. We are going to
be the Israel of God!
God Wanting His Creature, Man, to Deal with His Creature, Satan, in
Order To Bring the Earth Back to God
God wants His creature, man, to deal with His creature Satan, in order to
bring the earth back to God.
God Needing Man to Do the Work of God—to Reign over His Creation,
to Proclaim His Triumph, and to Cause Satan to Suffer Loss
God needs man to do the work of God – to reign over His creation, to
proclaim His triumph, and to cause Satan to suffer loss. You know what I
believe is going to happen starting immediately when this training is over?
Actually, it has already begun. Satan is going to suffer loss in the Philippines.
We do not want people to suffer loss, and we are not fighting any people; we
do not fight against blood and flesh. But it is time for Satan to suffer loss,
permanent, serious loss in the Philippines.
God Opening Our Eyes to See That His Purpose Demands Our Being
Wholly and Absolutely for Him
May God open our eyes to see that His purpose demands that we be
wholly and absolutely for Him. Sometimes, dear saints, they have the good
heart, during sharing time, they come to the microphone – they think they are
consecrating – and they say, “I promise to be the Israel of God.” That is not
consecration; that is a promise which you will not be able to keep for more
than a couple of days. Consecration is recognizing you belong to the Lord;
He purchased you and now with His love He is drawing you, and you are
now deciding to give your whole life and your whole being to Him for Him
to work in you, on you, and with you, to do whatever He wills, and for Him
to direct all your steps. This is what the Lord needs from us – not a promise,
not a vow in that sense, but a fresh consecration, especially personally. I am
not troubled by something corporate, but I remember at the end of one Elders’
Training, so many brothers there – I knew they were dissenting (we knew
this) – they put on a show, with so much excitement, being absolute, “We are
for this.” But within a week, they just continued with their divisive and lying