I had a dream and the Lord showed me how we need to empower our children in difficult situations. If your child is in a situation where they are between their friends, and they get offered drugs, do you know what your child can do? How do you empower them that way?
Maybe it is an easy situation but the Lord showed me that there is a more difficult situation. It is a difficult situation when that child admires, love and respect that person. That situation becomes a bit more problematic and difficult. Because when you admire someone, you almost become a lesser position, because you admire that person and you would like them to love you and be accepted by them. We need to empower our children in that situation. In a situation like that you cannot always run away, so what will you do?
I have discussed it with Hilton and asked him what he will do in a situation like that and he answered me that he will pray in tongues.
And we explored that answer a bit. The Lord said that the children of God are as bold as a lion. Proverbs 28: 1- "The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion." So when you pray in tongues you have to pray boldly and loud. A lion roars loudly, and what happens when you hear a bold lion roar loudly? Everybody shivers and flees away. And this is what God says, if you resist the enemy he shall flee. (James 4:7) But how are you going to resist him? Boldly and loudly.

What is tongues? Tongues are our weapons and it is a sign to unbelievers. Speaking in tongues is nesseccary and is vital. It is a powerful tool and apart from that, it is a prayer language from your spirit to God. It is a sign to unbelievers. It might be people that are posing as christians, but when you pray in tongues and people react it shows that there is unbelief. It is a sign to the unbeliever because it is supernatural. Yvette and I were attacked one day in Plettenbergbay, walking from the main beach to the look out beach. We were walking peacefully and all of a sudden this man appeared and you could see he had wrong intentions. Yvette became frightful, she was very young, and we ran away. I hurt my back and that pulled me back and I realized that we cannot just run away. As I fell, this man was with us, and just there my faith kicked in and the Holy Spirit told me to praise Jesus. So I praised loudly, saying "I praise you Jesus!" The next moment this guy was gone, and we've looked but we couldn't find him. You have to be as bold as a lion, for it is a sign.

Why do we come to church? Why are we here in church when we could have done so many other things today?

Ezekiel. 20:5-" And say to them, Thus said the Lord GOD; In the day when I chose Israel, and lifted up my hand to the seed of the house of Jacob, and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt, when I lifted up my hand to them, saying, I am the LORD your God."

God has a land and a place set out for us, out of Egypt, out of Babylon, out of sin. He has a place for us that He has searched out for us, overflowing with milk and honey. He has the best in store for us. "Flow" means to "be without distraction"; to "be totally focussed". That is why we worship. When we flow prophetically we focus on the Lord, so much that flow begins to happen. That is why we often say: " lets focus on the Lord". Focus brings flow.

Ezekiel. 20: 8-"But they rebelled against me, and would not listen to me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury on them, to accomplish my anger against them in the middle of the land of Egypt." An idol is something that takes up preeminence, that shifts your heart away form God.

Ezekiel 20: 9-11-"But I worked for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known to them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt. Why I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness. And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them."

He showed them His judgements. We live by them because God has already written it in our hearts. That is how wonderful it is. We are not back in the Old Testament, we are not in the law that says that you have to rest on the Sabbath. Jesus said that He is the Sabbath, and that the Sabbath was made for us. (Mark 2:27)

Ezekiel. 20:12- "Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I am the LORD that sanctify them." See the word 'sabbaths'. Rest comes by believing and faith, and faith comes by hearing the Word of God. (Rom. 10:17)

Why do we come to church? The Apostle Paul told us not to neglect the gathering of the saints together as some has the habit of doing.
(Heb.10:25-"Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as you see the day approaching.") We come to church to be sanctified. When we get together, the blood of Christ cleanses us.
The fact you made that dissision to be here today, you are keeping a sign. It is a sign, like tongues is a sign, to the unbeliever. In coming to church and being part of a body, shows to the world that you are separated. Church means "eclesia", "to be set apart"; "to be called out". By obeying that instruction you are a sign. If you are just coming to church because you are afraid that people might ask questions, God sees through that. There are times when you need a break when you have been faithful, but it shouldn't become a habit.

Ezekiel. 20:32-" And that which comes into your mind shall not be at all, that you say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of the countries, to serve wood and stone. As I live, said the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out, will I rule over you: And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out." If you think that you are going to run after money, thinking that it will give you joy, God says that it is not going to happen that way. It is not going to work that way. What you have in mind will not actually work, because you do not see all the pitfalls.
Why? If you have given your heart to the Lord, God will search you out. He will put obstacles in your way. God is a God of covenant, and He has blessings, peace and joy, that riches cannot buy. No money can buy inner peace. Contentment is great gain. (1 Timothy 6:6). God says that He will rule us with a mighty and outstretched hand. Even though you are backslidden. Jesus says that no one will pluck you out of His hand, He will fulfill His purpose in your life. You can be saved through grace or through fire. We are important to God and He will get the job done in our lives, either through grace or by fire, but it is best to submit to Him.

Ezekiel. 20:36-38 "And I will bring you into the wilderness of the people, and there will I plead with you face to face. Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, said the Lord GOD. And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the
covenant: And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into the land of
Israel: and you shall know that I am the LORD." It is fearful to see God face to face. He is a God of covenant. We have choices, but He will bring us to the bond of covenant. Therefore we need to come to church, because church is so vital. Our coming to church on a Sunday says that we have our priorities right, that we are set apart. God says that He will take out the rebels from amongst us, they will go out with us but they will not enter with us. Church is an awesome place and it is not for rebels. May God deliver us from every bit of rebellion in us.

People say that the church is dissapearing in today's society, but God is a God of covenant. And Jesus said: " I will build My church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it." (Matt. 16:18) " I will purge the rebels from amongst you." God will not be misrepresented in the earth and He will deal with the rebels and the ones that said and think that church is not important. God is in control, and the church is His, He is the head.

To worship in depth means: "thickness", "densely", "width". It means to "make", "to seek", "to be profound". It means "deeper" and "strange". I have learnt through experience that men who resist me in deep worship, do not want to deal with the sin in their lives. It is a holy place to be in the prophetic. God says that in the prophetic, sin is exposed in people's lives, and they will either run forward, or run out. Deep means: "a deep place", "a surging mash of water", and "a deep water supply". Deep calls unto deep and when we are busy with God we are busy with deep things. God is not shallow! Church is not shallow! We are busy with something profound. We are part of something awesome. That God will allow us to come face to face with Him in worship, with an unveiled face! I thank God that He has taken us deeper, because I have doing the shallow stuff for years, and it frustrated my spirit. The spirit knows that there is something deeper. You want to kiss the Son just like that woman who kissed the feet of Jesus when she poured oil on His feet. It was strange and never have been done in Israel before, to take oil, and smash it. The woman wept, kissing the feet of Jesus. God says that He wants our hearts because He has much in store for us, a land of milk and honey.
He wants us at a place where everything looks like they really are, insignificant in comparison with who He is. That is to be dead to the world. The world does not have any hold on you anymore.

Worship means "bahgash" to "search out by worship and by prayer"; "to strife after"; " to inquire"; "to make inquisition"; "to request", "to require", and "seek" for. He says to seek Him. When you seek Him you will find, depth, riches and understanding. Worship also means "dohrash" to "frequent", "to follow", "to search", "to really question" and "go deeper". "To come higher"," to go hard up".
Your flesh just wants to die, it is the Spirit that brings life. When people don't want to go deep in worship, they don't want to go hard up. They do not understand and want to do things their way. Worship means to set apart. To be sacred and to be consecrated. When we worship, He presents fruit. When we worship the fruits come out. That is what has been fashioned in us, when we worship in depth.
Understanding estabilshes you. When you stand up and worship, you roar like a lion and the enemy shall flee. Shall is a very powerful word. You have not got any question because you shall. Shall comes in when correction has not been taken, and then it becomes commands and rebukes. But the whole purpose for this is that God wants to give a land of milk and honey, a glorious place. Your plan is not good. You plan but God directs. The leading of the Holy Spirit is strong. He guides and leads us daily. And you will be amazed at how many times a day the Holy Spirit speaks to you. Just open your ears and listen to Him. Praise the Lord!