And I would speak a truth to you this day… that kings and kingdoms shall all pass away, but there is something about that Name. And that Name will be honored when every other situation is dishonored. When there is failure, when there is defeat across the board, that Name will rise and that Name will be honored.

           And He alone, by his own right hand, bought Salvation and redeemed the kindreds and tribes and tongues of the earth unto Himself. And you are allowed a part in this great work of Salvation, but make no mistake about it, He alone receives the credit and the glory and honor for all that is accomplished in the earth.

           So, hide yourself in Him. It’s ok. You don’t have to be a giant. You don’t have to be the great provider, the great redeemer, the great one. All you have to do is cooperate with the Lord and Savior and he will carry you into victory, even in situations that seem full of defeat. For He is never defeated; He is never without victory; He is never without victory; He is never without victory, and the victory is hid deep inside of Christ.

           So, when everything else around you seems to fall apart and you can’t find your way and you can’t figure head from tails, then run into Him and fall into the victory that He has before the foundations of the world obtained. And you will find yourself even though things around you are spinning and out of control and not going the way you seem… either politically or nationally or in your own life, you will find yourself in a whirlwind of spiritual victory inside. Because He is never without victory; He is never defeated.

           And in seemingly earthly defeats there is victory in Christ. It is a spiritual victory. It is a song in your heart in the middle of the night. It is a carrying of the Lord. The Lord will carry you through the valleys, through the times of great turmoil and destruction around you. You will find Him and it is here that that marriage and that union takes place and victory is birthed in your spirit in the middle of what seems to be defeat.

           Spiritual victory – it is where the song in the middle of the night comes up; it is where victory is, in the midst of the storm; it is where you are hanging on that cross and your enemies are jeering, there is victory. When Christ hung on that cross, he knew what was going on in the spirit and it was this knowledge of the joy that was set before him that he endured the cross, despising the suffering and the shame knowing that he would be raised from the dead by his Heavenly Father and that all kingdoms of the earth would be given unto Him, eventually.

           It is that inner knowing that you are going to win in the end that will carry you through the middle part where it is rough. Dive into Christ. Dive into the victory that this One brought out of Edom and see the glory of the Lord rise within you, even though circumstances around you can be very distressing.

           I have manna that you know not of, and this is the manna that you must eat in these days – manna that others know not of. “Why are you happy? Things are horrible! Why are you happy?” Because I have meat that you do not know of, and my victory, my joy, does not depend on what happens on this earth.

           There is a secret to be learned about how to walk with Christ. If you learn it, then you can walk as He walked. And if you don’t, you will have great perplexity on the left and right hand and you will constantly be struggling, constantly trying to understand and to get victory.

           But victory is not a matter of winning horizontally, it is a matter of a union with Christ and a knowledge of an eternal victory with God and that there is power given unto you, even though you are stripped naked and hung on a cross, you win in Christ. That is what must be learned by your heart and your mind and your soul to survive in the coming days – the unification of the victory of Christ.

Received Tuesday, Feb 4, 2003 @ Carpenters Prophetic Intercessory Mtg.