IS THE SHOFAR STILL EFFECTIVE?
Yes! Our battles today are with principalities and powers of darkness, but they are still battles!
"And the three hundred (of Gideon's army) blew the trumpets (shofars), and the Lord set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host (of the enemy): and the host fled to Beth-shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath." Judges 7:22
"I WOULDN'T HAVE CHOSEN THAT WEAPON!"
God is still calling forth the foolish things to use for His glory. If He can use you and me, He can use anything -- and get away with it!
Most victories in times of war in the Old Testament came through unusual weapons ordered by the Lord. Samson with the jawbone slew a thousand Philistines! Israel marched around a city and took it with a shout! Jehoshaphat's army was outnumbered like the sands of the seashore and He was led to put his loudest mouth singers on the very front line of battle. They began to sing praises as they marched into the enemy camp and God sent ambushments against the enemy to confuse them, and all the enemy were dead when the hymn-sing was over! They didn't even get to fight this battle!
I have been to an army base in Israel, recently. Their army still sings during their training drills . . . Devil beware! I must confess, if I was commanding these armies, "I wouldn't have chosen these weapons . . . but God did!"
"THE SHOFAR BLOWS CONFUSION INTO THE CAMP OF THE ENEMY . . . IT'S TIME TO CONFUSE THE TERRORISTS!"
I believe the terrifying sound in the enemy's ears is the sound of the shofar! Every time a shofar blows, the devil doesn't know whether it's one of us or Gabriel himself blowing that last trump of God! When shofars are blown, they blow confusion into the enemy's camp -- every time!
I believe one of the reasons the Lord is calling forth the weapon of the shofar this hour is to send confusion into the camp of the terrorists! I sense great fear and the terror of the Lord will be released upon them through this mighty, foolish weapon!
"WHEN GIDEON BLEW HIS . . . I BLEW MINE!"
As I read how the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon and he blew a trumpet (shofar), I asked the Lord, "When the Spirit came upon Gideon and he blew a shofar, was that Gideon blowing or was that you?"
The Lord answered, "When Gideon blew his . . . I blew Mine!"
Many Jewish people believe that the trump of God in Heaven is not a Louis Armstrong-type trumpet, but a shofar (a ram's horn -- or His could be called a lamb's horn).
I heard of the testimony of a man who died and went to heaven. He said he saw the shofar of God there. He said, "It is fifteen miles long!" When it is blown it will literally raise the dead down through every generation of time who believe in Jesus Christ the Messiah! I believe the Lord is raising up shofars this hour, getting us used to hear their sound; for when Gabriel blows the Shofar of God, it will be the last sound out of here!
"WHEN A WEAPON IS LOADED, IT GOES OFF EVERY TIME . . . THERE IS NO NEED FOR PRACTICE!"
In 1995, I was invited to blow the shofar at an International Aglow Conference in Long Beach, California. Blowing the shofar was new to me. Before the conference in the hotel room, I thought I better practice blowing it. At the very first blow, in the Spirit, I saw angels descending upon Long Beach and the whole region! I sensed the Lord saying, "Be careful, this baby is loaded! There is no need to practice with this weapon!"
I have learned that when a shofar is blown, it calls forth angelic armies into that region to fight against the powers of darkness, to take back that territory into God's kingdom! When I blew the shofar at the conference, into nine thousand people, and had them shout the walls down inside of their households, divorces were canceled, marriages were restored and even reports came in of missing children being found!
"ALL I KNOW IS GOD SAID, 'BLOW!'"
I wonder how God might organize a mass blowing of shofars from those who know they are called to blow one. I sense there are many who think that to blow a shofar isn't for them. Let me ask you a question, How do you know unless you blow one?
I used to think only certain people are called to blow the shofar. But I honestly am not sure anymore. I think anyone can pull a trigger on a loaded weapon, even a little child! I will let that decision of blowing one be between you and the Lord.
When the Lord first called me to blow the shofar, He made one thing clear: "Bill, when you blow it, it will be Me blowing, because I live in you! By faith, I believe when I blow into one end of the shofar, the very breath of God comes out the other -- because He lives in me! It's all by faith that God is calling forth these foolish weapons again, this hour, in time of war!
I sense the Lord would have us to personally be led by Him when and where to blow in this season of war. I believe a good place to start is right at home. Let's blow the confusion out of our own lives and families! And let the Lord lead you from there! You can stand right where you are and blow into a nation. There is no distance with the breath of God! He will lead us. Check in with Him for the details . . . all I know is God said, "Blow!"
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"In this confusion, observing the trumpeters and torch-bearers to stand still without their camp, they concluded the body of the army had already entered and was in the midst of them, and therefore every one ran at the next he met, though a friend, supposing him an enemy, and one such mistake as this would occasion many, for then he that slew him would certainly be taken for an enemy, and would be dispatched immediately. It is our interest to preserve such a command of our own spirits as never to be afraid with any amazement, for we cannot conceive what mischief's we thereby plunge ourselves into. See also how God often makes the enemies of his church instruments to destroy one another; it is a pity the church’s friends should ever be thus infatuated. They fled for their lives. Perhaps when day-light came they were sensible of their mistake in fighting with one another, and concluded that by this fatal error they had so weakened themselves that now it was impossible to make any head against Israel, and therefore made the best of their way towards their own country, though, for aught that appears, the 300 men kept their ground. The wicked flee when none pursueth, Prov. 28:1. Terrors make him afraid on every side, and drive him to his feet, Job 18:11.
It says here when "day-light came they were sensible of their mistake in fighting with one another, and concluded that by this fatal error they had so weakened themselves... this is something, and my take away is: we don't have to fight among ourselves as the no-name and his crew, because we can see their result of it. So, when there are bickering and strife in the house of the Lord, it only weakens us, cause us to trample by the enemies. My God.
Amen! If we are not careful and fully pay attention to the Sound of the Trumpet we will be in that confusion. We have to hear the sound of God's voice, hear his calling us to greater, hear him calling us to maturity, come out from among them, he is calling us to get into position to receive, accept, embrace what he has called to. We have serious choice to make now more than ever before, step out of arms way, have an ear to hear and a spirit to receive in order to be launch out. but as the words says; God shows and tells all through out His word; choose I whether you choose life instead of death
Psalm 1
1 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
My God; A serious relationship with God is so life saving, essential, vital, important, necessary a got-to-have Him, people are really not paying attention to the time. My Spirit leap when the writer stated "The Lord answered, "When Gideon blew his . . . I blew Mine!" that is what God is waiting for us to sound the trumpet, blow the trumpet, just as Moses did Ex.14:15 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore cries thou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. We have to do something, there are some demonstrable actions that is being release to the ones that is ready. We have to learn that we can command God to do something, Decree and declare and it shall be establish. Job 22:28 "Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways".
My God, that is what I mean, when we do something it cause an effect in the heaven that will affect that certain, particular, spacial thing. The no-name has us afraid, frighten to speak, a form of bondage. I say us, because I was walking in that fear, but thanks be to God not no more, I am free to speak, to sound the trumpet, to blow the shofars, My God, I am getting excited up in here. It's time to lay-aside all that heavy weight and the sin that so easily to beset us. Heb. 12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. When we begin to "stream in heavenly focus" we will have our ears tune in to what the Spirit of God is saying and take actions.
Amennn blowwww
All I know is that GOD told Propthet Bill to blow the shofar and he did AMEN.
AMEN to GOD be all the glory HONOR and praise he is so worthy it's time to blow the shofar and blow these demons out of our lives our homes our jobs our businesses (let's blow) JESUS
Praise God for the victory
Irene Jones said:
Glory to God
Pastor Robin Albright said:
In Jesus name amen
Amparo C. Robinson said:
Notes: Blowing the Shofar and Praise were at times God’s way, He wanted Israel to fight and the bible say “God inhabits the praises of His People (live or dwell in; to occupy as a place of settled residence) demons tremble and fear the presence of the Lord. Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire. It really amazes me, what may kill God’s enemies will save His children. Clearly having a personal relationship with God and staying in tuned with the Holy Spirit are major factors in knowing which key weapon God is going have you use as your primary weapon to win a given battle.
Blow the shofar!!!! bring forth the presence of God and confuse the enemy.
This is amazing, I’m just sitting here thing about what it would be like if I was to blow one of those horns, what would happen.
I do understand that God ways are not like our ways nor is His thoughts are like our thoughts. So just maybe I could be that one person that God has called to blow the horn. Hmmm...
I know, I know, this sound a little challaging, however as the writer says you wont know until you blow one. I don’t think I ever really seen one up close.