Quickened Advertisements
Viewing a particular TV commercial for the first time, I noticed it contained a bunch of confusing traffic signs. As I saw them, I was thinking about my book and how the Lord speaks through anything in life, including traffic signs, if we would only recognize His quickening power upon our heart. As I was applying the truth of the signs and thinking about the frustration of life’s delays and congestion, I redirected my attention to the end of the commercial which said: “Remember life has a passing lane. GO.” He quickened it to me that when things look impassable, He provides a way through the mess.
EXAMPLES OF QUICKENED ADVERTISEMENTS
GOD’S WONDERFUL HUMOR
I was almost finished making the framework of the new school, after weeks of downloading software and trying it out. The closer I got to finishing, the more insecure I was feeling. Finally yesterday I finished making the first lesson and it all hit me like a ton of bricks. I said, “Lord I dont think I can do this! ARE YOU SURE????”
Smile…. I have never been this way before!
So I went to bed really tired and turned on TV. An ad popped on where a teacher was standing in front of a small class. He was holding a small little mouse in his hands. He was trying to teach the students that they were all leaders. So he asks one fellow, and he produces the right answer, “Leader!” And then he asks another gal and she says, “Leader!” Then he accidently drops the mouse and the mouse scampers away. Immediately following, the whole class gets down on their hands and knees and crawls out the door. I have no idea if they were following the mouse or scared of it! The Fed X man shows up, and he has watched this whole thing. The teacher looks at him after the class has departed, and the Fed X man says, “Hey, it’s a PROCESS!”
I couldn’t get that ad out of my mind and it continued to make me chuckle. I suddenly realized that in my past rhema, the Fed X man represents the angels. They dont write the words or gifts, but they carry them to their destination! The Fed X man has arrived at the new school with several boxes of supplies. Maybe one box will be knee pads…
Isa 55:10-11 NKJV
For as the rain comes down, and the snow from heaven, And do not return there, But water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.
THE GAME OF CHOICE
I saw a quickened Taco Bell advertisement on Google, and it reads:
“It’s Your Choice. Living life to the fullness is about making great choices..”
“Play the ‘It’s Your Choice’ Game…”
“Sometimes we must choose between things that look or sound similar, but they’re actually very different. “It’s Your Choice” game is a fun exercise in making life choices.”
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EXPERIENCE AND PARABLE: That same day I had heard the Lord already say, “The will to say no and make the right choice” so I was excited to click and play the game. Maybe He had more to say! It had a series of 2 pictures, each showed healthy choices and less healthy choices. WOW WHAT A GREAT WORD PARABLE. The following were photo choices in the game.
1. Do I want fresh fruit or fruit cake?
2. Do I want a walking machine or a slot machine?
3. Do I want to wear running shoes or high heals?
4. Do I want a Taco Bell soft taco or a cheeseburger?
SPIRITUAL APPLICATION/ INTERPRETATION:
1. Do I want fresh, living fruit from His vine or do I want canned fruit that has no vitamins and perhaps a counterfeit of the real?
John 15:4 NKJV
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine , neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
2. Do I want to walk in exercising my godly conscience every day or do I want to gamble with my conscience and see if I can outsmart it and still win?
Acts 24:16 KJV
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
3. Do I want to run God’s race of humble servanthood or do I want to exalt myself higher than I really am and place myself higher than others?
Phil 2:3-4 NKJV
Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
4. Do I want the red hot passion of hearing God, or do I want to play sour pickles and catching up (Ketsup) with those who are red hot for God?
Matt 24:12-13 NLT
Sin will be rampant everywhere, and the love of many will grow cold.
TO BE SCHOOLED IN HOW GOD SPEAKS
HEARD: I want to walk in it. Me too. Me too.
PIX: I saw hands raising up to the Lord all over the world.
The following advertisement came on about the best way to learn a second language. Part of my calling as an intercessor has been to birth and teach the language of how God speaks so I was particularly interested in this. What is so wonderfully quickened about this advertisement is that it is called Rosetta Stone. In the past I had a vision of the Lord distributing Rosetta stones to His people. The conveyor belt came from a room of His hidden treasures… something that the Lord is really focusing on right now.
{The original Rosetta stone is a granite, basalt or granodiorite rock weighing about 1,700 pounds. It is a piece of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writings that was a historical key in helping interpret other undecipherable writings. A picture of it is at the bottom of this lesson.}
QUICKENED AD: ROSETTA STONE
“Are you one of the millions of people that think you just cant learn a second language? The problem isn’t that you cant learn, it’s that you have been using the wrong method. Unlike traditional methods that require hours of tedious translation and memorization, with Rosetta Stone you are actively engaged in each lesson. From the very beginning, you will see real live images and hear native speakers. This power combination teaches you to think in a new language, not memorize. So speaking comes naturally. You’ll learn far more easily and more quickly.”
“I have learned more in the first 2 weeks than I have in months in taking formal classes.”
“I have used a lot of the books and the tapes and bar non, its the best one I have ever used.”
“It is almost like having something there teaching you, having your own private tutor who is just very relaxed in your home with you, sitting there teaching you a new language.”
“Rosetta Stone is so fast and effective, it is used by the US state dept, Nasa, FBI and top fortune 500 companies. And it the world’s leading language learning software.”
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EMAIL AD CONFIRMATION: Today I downloaded the following email: “Your education on your time. Looking to advance your skills or begin a new career but don’t have the time to attend classes? Consider Everest College Online… With Everest College Online, you can study when it’s right for you, in the comfort of your own home and receive the same quality training and degree that Everest College’s traditional campuses have offered for more than twenty years.”
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I was really tickled with this day’s rhema and quickened advertisements. I knew they were confirmations about building this school on How God Speaks.
