WHAT’S COMPETING WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE?

 

Allow me to paint a picture on inner healing, as I introduce Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center, Inc.

 

You move into a new house, you fully furnish it, and refrigerator is full of food. You love the ambiance of your new place because it’s your harvest, what you believed God for. However, there is something wrong when you turn on the air or heat. It has a foul order that is oozing from the vents into the atmosphere. Now if no air or heat is pumping, everything is good, and you are enjoying your home. But no matter how big, small, or luxurious your house is, that one issue will cause everything you worked hard for, to disrupt your atmosphere.

 

The vents represent your soul (mind, emotions, and will), but the air ducts that sits inside the wall that you cannot see, represents the backend system of your soul. What’s sitting inside the duct system of our soul is the trauma’s that happened in our childhood, (no matter how small or big). They are old, in the past, and dead; and those are the things that causes the foul odors that oozes out of our conversation and behaviors.

 

Jesus died on the cross not just for sin, sickness, and diseases, but for every emotional and mental trauma. God healed us the moment we came to Jesus for salvation and the moment we prayed for His healing in our life. Oftentimes, we can recall things in our past from a place of facts or knowledge, but don’t realize the baggage (pain) that it left in our soul that became numb; that’s the hidden thing inside the duct system. So, when the temperature changes in our lives, (new or loss of job, house, position, marital status, business, etc.), then what’s in our ducts start oozing out of the vents of our soul by way of behaviors, conversations, excuses, and justifications. We don’t realize it because we think it is just us or our choice. But the enemy uses what sits inside our duct system to rob, steal, and destroy the things Jesus said He came to bring life to.

 

This is the hour that God is bringing the church into our spiritual inheritance, like as it was in the days of Joshua. Coming out of the era of just wandering around the wilderness of church services to passing over to possess the land of promise. Our spiritual inheritance isn’t what we worked for, but something we were predestined to do, and was passed down to us. However, just like being in a new house and smelling that foul odor coming out the vents, will cause us not to enjoy FULLY what God is bringing us into.

 

This is the message of INNER HEALING. There is a Safe Haven that the Father has been carefully crafting over the last 16 years, by His hand to HEAL and bring supernatural release to His people. As we are about to enter 2023, we will be embarking on a new journey inside of God’s Reformation of His Kingdom.

 

Karen Presley

Apostle, Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries, Inc.

Founder, Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center, Inc. | www.dzec.org

The Battle… Waging War over Darkness

 

The crown of God’s Glory has always and will forever be the creation of mankind.  We were created in His image and after His likeness.  Psalm 8:4-5 says, “What is man, that thou art mindful of him?  And the son of man, that thou visitest him?  For thou has made him a little lower than the angels, And has crowned him with glory and honor.”  Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”

 

When God created man, He gave us the “gift of choice.”  This is what made mankind unique and a step above the other creations.  We were created to reign over the earth, as we align ourselves with God’s voice.  God wanted family, and mankind is the 4th part of the Godhead positioned in the earth realm.  Satan hates mankind because we took his place, and the position of elevation that once was his, now belongs to us.  Satan’s MO is to get mankind to use their “gift of choice” separately from what God said.  Like Adam, God spoke to Him, but Eve offered another suggestion to the equation, which now presents the choice.  The enemy wages war against God’s WORD.  If he can get us to defile God’s word, then he robs us from walking in our inheritance,

which makes him a thief.  Darkness filled the earth by way of the choices mankind made.  The battle the church must engage in, is the battle against darkness. 

 

God uses man to do His bidding and fulfill His agenda on the earth.  However, if we are independently operating separate from God, then we are interrupting His agenda.  Light and dark devises in the heart of man, where choices are made.  Our fight and all that is taking place on the earth is not about people, the government, or the systems; but it is the war against darkness.  We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers (Eph 6).

 

The war over darkness, is to war over the internal conversations that keeps you in defeat, stuck, in pain, and bound.   The enemy sits in the unhealed hurts and unresolved issues in our lives.  Jesus Christ paid the price and died on Calvary for every issue that we would ever face, and when we learn how to appropriate the freedom, He purchased for us; then we can let go of old conversations that opposes God’s truth. 

 

Finally beloved, know that the enemies' control over our lives is to focus on what we see, instead of facing the real enemy which is the one we don’t see.  Perfect (mature) love cast out fear.

 

The Preeminence of God

 

God is the Creator of all things in heaven and earth. No one can match Him, compare to Him, or will come after Him. He alone is God and there is no other.  Col 1:18 says “And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.”  That means He is FIRST in everything.  First in importance, first in honor, and first in exaltation.  Jesus is the “head” of the church, and the “beginning” of all things.

Preeminent is defined as: having paramount rank, dignity, or importance.  Surpassing all others; very distinguished, outstanding, and supreme.

We were created in the image of God. We are spirit beings, just like the angels are spirit beings. The only difference is we were given bodies to do the business of our King in the earth. Psalm 8 says we were made a little lower than Elohim, but higher than the angels.

Due to the fall of man, we were all born in sin and shaped in iniquity (Psalm 51:5), because everything reproduces after its own kind. However, one man Jesus the Christ died on the cross over 2000 years ago at Calvary to redeem us from the curse of the law / sin and purchased our salvation. Jesus ransomed us and brought us back into our rightful position as an heir of God and joint heir with Christ Jesus.

Our bodies that God formed, was so He could have access in the earth since out of all His creation, He gave mankind dominion over the earth. However, our bodies/flesh opposes the things of God (Romans 8) and stand as a wall before God in the earth. Our bodies respond to what it sees, feel, hear, touch and smell and since we can’t see God, mankind has reduced His preeminence in the earth.  Mark 7:13 lets us know that it is our traditions that makes the word of God of no effect.

Our religious traditions and church services gratify the flesh.  So, when we are handling the holy things of God; like prayer, the word, or our assignment and multi-task, we reduce God to our flesh realm.  Our flesh is always catering to the things on the earth and our spirit man is designed to cater to the things of the spirit.  So, when we are trying to do both or make God after our things to do list, then we reduce His preeminence in our lives and in the earth. 

In a corporate setting, we reduce His preeminence when our church or ministry settings cater more on entertaining the people verses teaching people how to come into, respect and wait on the supreme power of God in our midst.  

We are in the hour of a Holy Spirit revival where God will begin to restore and bring back the sanctity of His Name in the earth.  God's messages have always been repentance and turn our hearts back to the Lord in a NEW WAY, for you will not find Him in the old way.  He is requiring all of us to come up higher.

Apostle Karen Presley,

Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries, Clinton, MD

The New Era of God’s Ekklesia

 

January 2021, I declared, “The Dawn of a New Era: the Changing of Heaven’s Guards.” Many times we don’t know the whole totality of what Heaven is speaking when we release His prophetic decrees. In the first half of 2022, at different times, I heard, “It has begun,” “I’m making you battle ready,” and “A chosen generation for God’s battle.”

 

Daniel 2:20-23 tells us that it is God who changes the times and the seasons in our lives. He declares that the secret things belongs to Him, but what He reveals belongs to us. God speaks in pieces, but every word He speaks connects to what He already said and will say. In 2007 I heard, “It’s a Paradigm Shift.” That means the whole model is changing. Here we are 15 years later and we are now inside of the unfolding of the Reformation of God’s Kingdom, as He awakens His Ekklesia in this new era that will reign victoriously and with a prevailing anointing.

 

As the Reformation of God’s Kingdom accelerate, God will begin to Restore His Order. Reform is defined as: the act of making changes (in institution or practice) in order to improve. Restore is defined as: to bring back, reinstate, and return back to its original condition.

 

Romans 11 tells us that there is a remnant God has chosen, not by their works, but by His grace. This remnant was hand-picked before the foundation of the world. No matter of your background, ethnic group, age or gender, God has been preparing you behind the scenes for this hour. He has been in every phase of your life. He knew all the choices you would make and been guiding you back to His path that got you to the place where you are now.

 

He is the Refiner’s Fire, Fullers' Soap, and the Potter, that has been dealing with your flesh, choices, and exposing the wounds of the heart. He was the one who brought you into those crossroads to reveal the inward places in you that needed healing. He desires truth in our inward parts and that is what God has been after inside of those scenarios that play outwardly in our lives.

 

The remnant are in different places. Some have dealt with their wounds and subdued their flesh, not giving into the 2nd voice. However, some are hiding, running, and some are still trying to make that crossover into a life that is sold out for God’s agenda. Recently, God said, “Ready or not, this battle will hit your front door.”

 

The arising of God’s Ekklesia is the awakening of our true identity as heirs of God and joint-heirs of Christ Jesus inside of His Kingdom, which is His Government. Learning how to live in 2 realms is paramount to being effective witnesses of the glory. This Ekklesia will operate as God’s Kingdom officials and become King Jesus’ mouth in the earth; declaring what He says, forbidding what He is not allowing and God’s army angels will back us in the earth. The mountain of the Lord’s house shall arise in this hour to answer the earth and battle against systems of darkness.

 

Like Saul/David, Eli/Samuel, and Moses/Joshua; God is already in the NEW. Therefore, the OLD system, wounded conversations, religious movement is already DEAD to God, even before you see the Reformation with your naked eyes. The Harvest is READY and the Harvester / Reaper is here (Matthew 13:24-30), looking over His vineyard.

 

As an intercessor, I’ve been battling in the spirit over the ground that the enemy sowed his tares among the wheat. This fight is accelerating and I admonish you to bow in humility and say YES to HIS WILL before the next shift, that you won’t know of, until you see the side of the fence you are on after the shift.

 

2017 God showed me a dream that symbolized the “after math” of His shift and spoke, “I shifted and my people didn’t and the blind led the blind into a ditch.” How many signs do we need to know that God is doing a NEW THING that is springing forth that none of us have ever witnessed? Beloved, shut down all the extra curriculum and sit before God in humility to center and align yourself with Him. We are NOT in a same old season.

 

Apostle Karen Presley

God’s Sent Messenger

Moving in the Holy Spirit Realm

 The Holy Spirit Realm is a type and shadow of the educational system we have on earth. It takes on the same analogy. Types are patterns and examples of spiritual realities. Jesus ministered in parables to teach the reality of an invisible, but powerful Kingdom.
 
Isa 9:6 says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…” and Luke 2:52 says, “…Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” 1 Cor. 13:11 says, “When I was a child, I spake as a child…; but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” These are scriptures indicating that we are called to grow up in our walk of faith.
 
Jesus is our example in every aspect of our spiritual and natural life. He teaches us how to move in the dimensions of the Holy Spirit realm, as well as to grow up in the authority that has been given to us. When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we all were given a measure of faith (Rms 12:3), and grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ (Eph 4:7).
 
The education system is based on a curriculum intended to instruct and develop people to impact and grow socially. On the other hand, God’s Kingdom is able to impact the earth when the church grows up in the dimensions of His Kingdom.

 Our first dimension in God’s kingdom is faith. This is where we believe we receive when we pray. Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6), because the opposite of faith is fear, doubt, and unbelief. These things rob God’s of Him performing in our lives and us being the witness in the earth for His Kingdom. Without moving in the dimension of faith, it stunts our growth to moving in the higher dimensions.
 
After we learn how to maneuver in the dimension of faith, then we begin to elevate in the dimension of authority. Mk 13:34 tells us that we were given authority over God’s house and over all the works of the enemy (Lk 10:19). When we mature and recognize that we are kings and priests (Rev. 1:6) in God’s Kingdom, not just Christians; we will begin to rise up in the authority that we inherited by Jesus, and begin using our Kingdom keys and weapons.
 
Maturity is the key to growing in the Holy Spirit realm where you begin to allow Holy Spirit to soar you into the other dimensions of the prophetic, angelic, kingdom, miraculous, glory, supernatural, and the atmospheric realms where the signs, wonders, demonstrations, exploits of God’s kingdom begin to be apart of your lifestyle.
 
Maturity begins when you bring your SOUL in subjection to the rule of the Holy Spirit in your personal life. Understanding that Holy Spirit is pulling the weeds out of your soul, so His PURE waters can flow through you. He can never excel above your ability to submit to Him. Remember, God is the Potter and you are the clay, being remolded unto His glory. Blessings to you as you MATURE in this hour of God’s greatest set time hitting the earth.

 Karen M. Presley, Apostle | Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries

www.karenpresley.org

 

The Testimony of Jesus Christ

The Revealing of His Sons

 

Acts 1:8 - reveals that the Holy Spirit came to earth, not to give us a good time in church, BUT that we might be a witness in the earth for Jesus Christ.

 

Holy Spirit is the 3rd part of the Godhead that descended to earth when Jesus ascended to Heaven, now seated at the Father's right hand. Jesus completed His earthly assignment over 2k years ago, and the only one who knows Him is Holy Spirit. You and I did not witness what He did. Many people still fight over the validity of the Bible and quarrel over who wrote it.

 

"…that they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." John 17:21

 

This scripture gives us insight into the mind of Jesus as He was at the end of His earthly assignment. Jesus let us in on a secret, and that is unity with the Father. As He was unified with His Father, it caused Him to walk in kingdom power. Jesus' last prayer was about oneness so God can do through us what He did through Jesus.

 

Jesus came demonstrating the Kingdom with signs following. He was the first son of God that had His Father's backing because He only did what He heard His Father say.

 

Holy Spirit, who lives on the inside of every born-again believer, is the reality of the Kingdom inside our spirit. Holy Spirit can only speak the truth, and He reveals the mind and will of our Father. When we begin to live a life following the lead of the Holy Spirit, then we become witnesses of Jesus Christ and grow into mature sons of God. Romans 8:19 says the creature waited for the manifestation of sons of God. Sonship carries the highest level of authority on the earth because it carries the backing of the Kingdom of God.

 

We are living in the hour that the earth is travailing for the sons of God to arise. We are shifting from the era of church services to the Kingdom of God. It is the rise of God's Government coming into the earth through natural transactions to bring about His movements of exploits.

 

This journey and all of the intriguing turns, pit stops, and atmospheres was developing the Apostle of Reformation that He hid and groomed in plain sight, but behind the scenes, until He was ready to unveil.

Peace and Blessings

Apostle Karen Presley

Gracie's Chair

God always allows me to see the principles of His kingdom through our everyday life scenarios.

Meet Gracie, the dog that captured my heart at first sight.  When I first met her, I thought she was Chastity, my childhood dog reincarnated.  A few days after that crazy talk, God woke me early in the morning and said, “Everything I created knows my voice and smell, except my people.”  God started showing me Gracie’s mannerisms from a Kingdom perspective.  She could smell the God on me and would respond and interact with me from that place.

Now, why do I call this blog, Gracie’s Chair?  It was 2 weeks after we moved in with one of my leaders, that the COVID-19 pandemic hit the earth and everyone started working from home that changed Gracie’s atmosphere.  Prior to our arrival and COVID-19, she could only sit in her chair, located in the family room, and sleep in her dog bed in their room.  This is Gracie’s 3rd home, for the other two were abusive, and this family loved her and made her safe and comfortable, but only in the areas that they permitted.  

Because of my and mother's love for dogs and how we interacted with my childhood dog, I didn't realize we were crossing the boundaries they set for her.  In one moment, Gracie's atmosphere went from being alone all day while her masters went to work -- to people being home all day and now having access to the entire house, by accident because of the love that we had for dogs.

The chair represented her home, her safe place, her “go-to” place, her comfortable place, her familiar place and she would stay there all day with no problems only to wait for her master’s command.  BUT NOW, that chair is punishment to her.  She has been elevated, liberated, and set free from one chair to literally the entire house except for the kitchen.  Her attitude is like, the floor and chair are now beneath her; because she has experienced a greater love, the bed and just being in the midst of everyone.

When God revealed Gracie’s disposition of this chair, He flips the script onto His people.  His bride, His body, His set-apart ones, His priest who are kings in the earth and said, “I have given you access to my entire Kingdom, but yet you stay in the familiar places of Lode-bar.”  How many times has God spoken via His written word that became the answer to your question?  Or the spoken word, the preached word, or that inward witness that confirmed His direction or instruction, only for us to go back to that old habit and mindset.

God is calling His church to ARISE out of the places He has delivered us from.  Going back to Egypt or Lode-bar is a place that will only yield death; because those places represent where God was and not where He is.

Staying in sync with Heaven’s movements will cause you to begin to explore how to maneuver in God’s Kingdom inside the authority He has given you.  You can never be in the OLD and NEW at the same time.  You must CHOOSE to come out of the old, to explore the new dimensions in His house.

God is inviting you today, right now, to come out of the OLD and familiar conversations from your past.  They only fuel the enemy's agenda, which is to oppose God’s agenda for your life.  

I Love YOU, now ARISE!

Karen Presley

Kingdom Ambassador

KarenPresley.org

Apostle, Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries

Founder, Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center

CEO, Anointed Press Graphics, Inc.