Albert Finch

Praying The Psalms - 7 In you, O Lord, I take refuge; into your hand I commit my spirit, God of truth. (Psalm31:1,8) You bring me out of the hidden snare, for You O Lord, art my defender; I rejoice and am glad in Your lovingkindness. (Psalm 31:4,7) For your namesake, you will lead me and guide me, for you are my stronghold. (Psalm 31:3,4) I confide in you, O LORD: I say, You are my God; may your face shine on your servant. (Psalm 31:14,16) You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. I celebrate You, Lord Jesus, with joyous songs of salvation. (Psalm 32:7) The LORD says, "I will instruct you. I will teach you the way that you should go. I will advise you as my eyes watch over you." (Psalm 32:8) I rejoice and delight myself in the Lord, since I am righteous in Christ Jesus. (Psalm 32:11) I sing to Him a new song of praise and shout for joy. (Psalm 33:3) My soul waits for the Lord for He is my help and shield. (Psalm33:20) My heart rejoices in Jesus because I trust in His holy name. (Psalm 33:21) Why pray the Psalm scriptures out loud? It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner which most fully expresses the power and presence of God. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not." (Galatians 6:9) Just before your "due season" – which is translated from the Greek word "kairos," meaning "set time" – comes the temptation to faint. The enemy does his best to entice you to sit down, relax, and give up when you are just about to step into your set time of reaping. The Lord is telling us to "Come up higher!" It's time you realize that you were never meant to live in a low place. Many have been thrown down into a pit, but like Joseph, you are being raised up. It is time to soar. Come up where the enemy's fog cannot blind you. If your mind has been clouded with confusion, discouragement, and even a loss of passion for the things of God, it is because you are under a spiritual assault. The enemy is terrified that you will know your identity in Christ and walk in His delegated authority. Keep standing -- refuse to sit down or give up -- expose the scheme of the adversary. You are coming out. Your zeal for His presence is returning -- the heaviness you have carried is lifting. You are entering another dimension where you will soar and be encased with the glory of God. The cycle of weariness is over, and your season of reaping is here. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God." - Romans 8:19-21 He designed you, inside and out, to be a vessel. There is a measure of God's glory that has become your responsibility to release on the earth through your calling in Christ. You don't release it all at once. You do it every time you flow in what God called you to do. You do it every time you advance the Kingdom, every single time you do God's work. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. You have access to heavenly blessings and power here on earth. Examples of Spirit-led good works: God leads you to pray for the someone who is hurting, God gives you a dream of a friend so you call them the next day to give them a word of encouragement, you step out in faith and give a prophetic word to someone—these are all Spirit-led "good works". You disciple a new Believer into an understanding of their Christ identity. You're not saved by these works, but they crank open the valve for God's glory to flow through you. Each of us has a PURPOSE on the earth, and He longs to release His glory through each of us. However, we will never find our true CALLING in Christ as long as we are trying to pretend to be more like that person or this person, thereby limiting the flow of what He wants to do through us. There is a move of God in the earth that only you can fulfill. Creation is groaning in anticipation of you releasing all that glory that God packed on the inside of you. Habakkuk 2:14 - "For the earth will be filled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea." ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

CHANGE IS IN THE AIR "The season has now changed, the bondage your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone, the rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for pruning the vines has arrived. This new day of destiny breaking forth around you... the early signs of My purposes and plans are bursting forth, the budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere; the fragrance of their flowers whispers: "THERE IS CHANGE IN THE AIR..."' - Song of Songs 2:11-13, The Passion Translation With a sense of excited expectancy, through faith, the Lord is leading us into changes that are not only bringing tremendous breakthrough, manifestation of promises, radical provision, visions of the future and hope like never before (Jeremiah 29:11) but implanting within the people of God a BIGGER seed to believe for the impossible. MUCH PRUNING HAS TAKEN PLACE There are swift changes upon the people of God in 2024 that are going to be some of the greatest changes they have yet seen. There has been much pruning that has taken place to prepare the people of God to move into these changes. You have been perfectly placed now to move into greater realms of faith to believe for greater things and SEE them manifest. As you have NOT GIVEN UP you are stepping through the threshold of CHANGES. Glorious changes! Change is in the air! MORE THAN WE CAN ASK OR THINK What He has told you and SO MUCH MORE awaits you on the other side of your perseverance and faith. EVERY time you have said YES, Every time you have refused to give up, EVERY prayer you have prayed, EVERY time you have put one foot in front of the other, EVERY time you have delighted in Him, praised Him, He SEES IT ALL! He has seen EVERYTHING you have sown and has not turned His face away but stored that seed in His heart to GERMINATE and now it is going to produce MORE ABUNDANCE than you can dream of. Ephesians 3:20 is the banner over you! "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us..." Some of these changes upon you are going to PROPEL YOU into the next step of God’s purpose for your life. Walking through this door with Him in the spirit labeled "changes" is going to CHANGE EVERYTHING! Get ready for a radically, glorious, heavenly revelation that leads to coming up higher in Christ, for an increased understanding of how to bear fruit for His Kingdom that remains (John 15:16) – fruit that takes you from glory to glory in your Christ calling. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

As you call on Jesus who understands the crushing weight of affliction, allow Him to break open your soul to receive His bread and wine once more. As you partake anew of Christ's sustaining comforts, know that you join that ancient fellowship between Abraham, Melchizedek and all others who found solace beneath His wings. Even though you are scarred and weathered, you cling to this hope -- the anchor of Jesus' eternal priesthood stands firm and secure, tethering your soul when storms attack from every side. Peace guards your heart and mind though wars rage around you. Grace upon grace become daily bread and living water for the inner man. Take courage and believe that the breakthrough you are looking for will surely come as you abide in the shadow of your High Priest. Where defeat threatens -- declare victory. Where wounds fester -- speak healing this day. Go forth renewed in courage as the banner of the Lord Most High goes before you. No enemy can stand against the hosts of Heaven who attend you. You fix your gaze ahead, where victory awaits! Hebrews 6:19 says it so well: "We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure..." It's in Jesus Christ, who will never fail to meet every need. In the darkest of nights and the fiercest of battles, remember the legacy of Melchizedek and the eternal priesthood of Jesus. Embrace your Christ identity, hold fast to this anchor of your soul, and let the blessings of the Most High carry you forward – restored, renewed, and resolute in faith, as an heir to an unshakable Kingdom where you are seeking to bear fruit that remains for Gods's Kingdom through your Christ calling. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

THE ABUNDANT LIFE IN CHRIST John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." He is working deep in your heart, He is working and rewiring your mind as you feast on His scriptures, and He is strengthening you for what is ahead. He is bringing you further into the abundant life that you have in fulfilling His purpose for your life (your Christ calling). 1 Corinthians 2:9 - "But, as it is written, 'What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.'" He is bringing you forth into a time where you will experience a new lease on life. You will have greater strength in Him than you have ever had. You will have a greater passion for discipling new believers in their Christ walk. You will have greater resilience against the schemes of the enemy than you have had before. He is increasing you, He is breathing life into you, He is strengthening you, empowering you, inspiring you, and refreshing you so you will be effective in bearing fruit that remains for His Kingdom. He is the God who finishes the work that He started (Philippians 1:6). ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God." - Ephesians 5:18-21 When God floods our lives there is an overflow that passes from one person to another. Religion and bad teaching has made people believe they have nothing to give. After a while it may become evident that the pastoral care you are presently receiving may not be advancing your spiritual life. Your real spiritual life is not in those church activities you have been encouraged to participate in, since you are not moving from glory to glory in your spiritual walk. You may be caught in a “Church Loop” that keeps you busy and not actually growing in your Christ identity. When God pours into you His manifested tangible presence. Believe that you have something to give. Don't be shut down by the tentacles of religion. Find freedom in faith knowing that God's presence and glory is in you and is "transferable." ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"Now there is in Jerusalem by the sheep gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew Bethesda, having five porticoes. In these lay a multitude of those who were sick, blind, lame, and withered, waiting for the moving of the waters; for an angel of the Lord went down at certain seasons into the pool and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was made well from whatever disease with which he was afflicted. A man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years." - John 5:2-5 NASB This passage describes how at appointed seasons, there was a supernatural activity of the Holy Spirit that shifted the atmosphere from the natural to the supernatural. In between these strategic seasons, there was a time of testing. This certainly seems to be true in our lives as well. How we respond in times of waiting is critical: Will we get frustrated and move into doubt and unbelief? Will we lower the bar of our expectation in order to avoid disappointment? Will we take on false responsibility, acting as though the outcome all depends on our performance? Or will we look through different eyes, and see the waiting as a divine invitation to press into something more? EMBRACING OUR HUNGER There seems to be a period of time, an occasion given by God during the waiting, for us to become so desperate that we turn our frustration into hunger instead. Hunger becomes a magnet that draws forth the supernatural activity of the Holy Spirit to invade the natural realm. Every circumstance is subject to change, and God invites us to co-labor with Him in the birthing of a new dawn, a new day and new beginnings—where God's calling on our life is unlocked and answers finally come tumbling forth! "When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, 'Do you wish to get well?' The sick man answered Him, 'Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming, another steps down before me.' Jesus said to him, 'Get up, pick up your pallet and walk.'" - John 5:6-8 NASB One greater than an angel came and declared that the waiting was over and a new period of time, not just a new season, had come. Everything changed then—and everything changes today—when Jesus, the Messiah, steps into the scene. We no longer look to the limitations of man, but rather to the limitless power of the Son of God. So, what is our role in this process – per the instructions of Jesus we ask, knock, and seek until the Holy Spirit answers our hunger and expectation by giving us an understanding of His purpose for our life. It will usually at first take on the form of an instruction of something we need to carry out. Once we are obedient to doing the assignment then more is revealed. We soon come to realize that we are beginning to enjoy God’s favor on our life and wish to encourage others to do the same. We now see the true freedom of a life in Christ. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Come out of hiding! Break free from weariness! Stand in your place of battle! God is leading you on the fast track because the time of acceleration is here. Weariness and hopelessness are breaking off of you. It will be as a rebirth. You will stand in your place of battle and rejoice at the overturn of the enemy's plots. Don't be afraid; He is with you and will fight for you. You are coming out from under the weight of heaviness and weariness and tapping into the easy yoke and potency of your Christ calling. You are stepping out of the ring where you have been shadowboxing the enemy and every distraction and argument that comes to your door, and you are stepping into your Davidic anointing – into the 3rd Heaven current of His glory – to take down the giants and strongholds around you so you can see the ideas, strategies, and blueprints of Heaven and speak them forth in Jesus name! The last command of Jesus while on earth says, "Go!" That's why you often see the anointing increase as you go, moving with the cloud. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

CONSUMED IN HIM "...Who of us can dwell with the consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting burning? Those who walk righteously and speak what is right....their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them. Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and view a land that stretches afar." - Isaiah 33:14-17 The "everlasting burning" in this verse is not Hell, but rather is speaking of God. God is an all-consuming fire, and we are to become ignited so that we are fully consumed in Him. We are to become like Him by allowing the fire of God to consume all darkness and flesh so that we will walk in a Kingdom consciousness, begin to be passionate to help others with their spiritual lives, reject evil, and begin to dwell in the high places. THE MOUNTAIN WHERE GOD'S FIRE DWELLS What is the answer that the Apostle John gives? It is this: "...he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God..." - 1 John 4:16 This is the high place that He is calling His children to dwell in. As we come to understand and actualize our oneness with Christ, He is calling us to come to the high place where we will encounter the "burning bush" of His love, which will consume and purify every dark place—igniting even the light within us with the fire of His love. You will become a person who dwells in the fire of God. There is an invitation before each of us, right now, to come up to the mountain and ask for the fire to consume us. He will respond to our faith that says, "Yes!" It was upon the mountain, where Moses stood before the burning bush that introduced him to I AM. It was there that Moses began God’s purpose for his life -- "to be the man who would set the captives free." We too, must ascend to the mountain of God to be consumed by Him and His love, so that we too will see our captivity overthrown; and we will be prepared to set the captives free by changing the way they think. To truly love we must become love and must believe and meditate on Jesus’ love flowing into our heart so it can flow through our lives into the lives of others. "Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are My disciples." - John 13:35 ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

1 Corinthians 3:9 - "For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building." Some believers think faith is a one-way street. They believe in God and wait on God to do the work. They think belief is the only thing they need. That person does nothing but sit still and procrastinates, waiting for God. "Well, I'll just pray about it." they use waiting on God as an excuse for their own lack of engagement. "If God means for me to have it, I'll have it," they reason. The last command of Jesus while on earth says “GO!” That’s why we often see the anointing increase as we go moving with the cloud. In order to advance in God's purpose for your life, you have to be engaged in the process. God definitely plays a role, but so must you. James 2:26 - "As the lifeless body is dead, so faith without actions is dead." ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Nehemiah 8:10 says, "...the joy of the Lord is your strength." There are greater levels of joy that the Lord wants to bring you into in this season. God is releasing His joy over the Body of Christ in order to strengthen them, so they can move forward in everything He has called them to do. This is a Nehemiah season -- 2024 is the year to build. God is releasing Joy to strengthen you during this time of building with Him. This is a joy that does not change, despite whatever you may be facing in the natural. As a born-again Believer, you face many obstacles and difficult situations. But because you are a Kingdom citizen, through everything and every trial or test, you can still have unexplainable and unshakable joy and peace. The joy that is coming is meant to fill you with a passion to be the world changer God meant for you to be. You keep pressing in and moving forward in the things God has placed in your heart to do regarding bearing fruit that remains for His Kingdom through your Christ calling. You have a compassionate heart for new Believers to disciple them into an understanding of their Christ identity. Christ in you is truly the hope of Glory! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

HEAVEN IS A BETTER PLACE NOW THAT THEY'RE IN IT When we say that Heaven is a better place because our loved one is in it, we have good intentions. What we mean is that our loved one was extremely special and that any place would be made better by their presence. While that statement might have been true here on earth, it simply won’t be true in Heaven. When we say this, we’re implying that Heaven isn’t perfect and that even though we’ll be in the presence of our Lord and Savior, it will be even better because of the presence of our loved one. The implications of this statement not only increase the significance of your loved one, but also decrease the significance of God by implying that being in His presence isn’t enough. God, in His infinite wisdom, has refrained from sharing specifics about Heaven with us. But what we can be certain of is that Heaven will be perfect. Heaven will be perfect because God is flawless, as is His dwelling place. God has allowed His children to abide in Him and to reside with Him in Heaven. Nothing, not even the presence of our loved ones, could make that better. There will be no letdown in Heaven and no room for improvements. IF MY TEARS COULD BUILD A STAIRWAY, I WOULD CLIMB TO HEAVEN AND BRING YOU HOME The thought behind this is truly lovely; it implies that you loved someone so much and miss them so tremendously that if you collected all the tears you’ve cried, you could use them to build a stairway to Heaven. That’s a lot of tears! This statement also implies that you would do anything to see your loved one again. This sounds like the most loving proclamation we could possibly make about someone. But in this statement we’re also proclaiming how extremely selfish and self-serving we are. If our loved one is in Heaven, in the presence of God, the most unloving thing we could possibly do is remove them from Paradise and bring them back to our broken earth. I guarantee that if using your tears to build a stairway to Heaven was possible, your loved one wouldn’t want to come back with you. That wouldn’t be a reflection of how they feel about you, but rather a reflection of how they feel about God. THEY'VE EARNED THEIR WINGS This is another statement meant to communicate how special our loved one was; that they were so spiritual here on earth, they will certainly be honored in Heaven. While this sounds nice, and certainly paints a saintly picture of the deceased, nowhere in scripture does it say that we earn wings. Ephesians 2:8 says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith - and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works so that no one can boast.” Even if we were given wings in Heaven, they would not be something we earned -- they would be a gift. One might argue that saying someone has earned their wings is simply a figure of speech. Even so, we should strive to represent God accurately and think about the conclusions that might be drawn by an unbeliever. Instead of saying our loved one has earned their wings, perhaps we should say our loved one is now laying their treasures at Jesus’ feet. WE'VE GAINED A GUARDIAN ANGEL What do we know about angels? In Hebrews 1:14 the Bible calls angels “ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation.” That sounds incredible, doesn’t it? Who wouldn’t want to think about their loved one becoming an angel and being a personal messenger of God? Who wouldn’t want to picture their loved one following them around, guarding them on behalf of the Lord? All of that sounds stunning and certainly expresses the love and adoration we have for our loved one. Additionally, this thought helps us feel close to our loved one as we live out the rest of our days. The good news is that the Bible does mention angels helping humans, like when an angel of the Lord helped Peter escape prison in Acts 12. Psalm 34 says the angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him. Psalm 91 declares, “God will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways”. So while there are arguments to be made for guardian angels, the truth is that nowhere in scripture does it claim we become guardian angels after we die. Calling the deceased a guardian angel is a statement we need to put to rest. THIS GIVES US SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO Because children of God have the assurance of seeing one another again, we can certainly look forward to the great reunion in Heaven. But we need to be careful not to put our loved ones on the pedestal that only God deserves to be on. If you’re only looking forward to Heaven because you’ll see your loved ones again, you should question your understanding of God and of the home He has prepared for you. This is another statement that can be quite damaging to non-believers or those young in their faith. On one hand, they hear us speaking of our awe for God the Father and of the glory that awaits us in Heaven. But then, upon the death of a loved one, we take the focus of Heaven away from our Lord and instead turn it to our loved one. We should be so anxious to bow at the foot of the throne that the death and damnation of everyone we love would not diminish our anticipation for Heaven. I'VE LOST THE BEST PART OF ME Most of us have someone in our life that challenges us and pushes us to be better. We love this person for who they are and for who they’ve shaped us to be. When we lose that person, it’s easy to think that we’ve lost the best part of ourselves. This statement is intended to communicate the deep bond we had with this person and that we, as individuals, simply won’t be as good at this life without them. What a testament to the character of your loved one! While this statement is harmless in and of itself, it wouldn’t hurt us to remember a very important truth found in Psalm 16:2: “I say to the LORD ‘You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.’” If you are a child of God, it is Christ in you that makes you good. In other words, Christ and Christ alone is the best part of you. Praise God that we can never lose Him! IF LOVE ALONE COULD HAVE SPARED YOU, YOU WOULD HAVE LIVED FOREVER When someone we love dies, we desperately want those around us to understand the depth of our love. We want everyone to know, without a doubt, that our love was as strong as humanly possible. What better way to express that love than to say that, if possible, your love would not only have spared their life, but would have kept them alive forever? The problem with this statement is that we love with a human love, which is no match for the love of our Heavenly Father. Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates his love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” This is the quintessence of love, and yet God has still limited our days here on earth. He doesn’t spare us from death. 1 John 3:1 declares, “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” Children of God will live forever in Heaven, and it is because of God’s perfect love, not ours. THOSE WE LOVE DON'T GO AWAY; THEY WALK BESIDE US EVERY DAY This is a statement that could really be confusing for an unbeliever, or for a new believer who is still working to understand the Bible. Speaking from experience, I know that when we lose a loved one we want to feel close to them; letting go is painful. We long for one more conversation, one more walk. We find comfort in statements like, “those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day.” The problem is, there is no Biblical reference to back this up. I think what we mean by this is that our loved one changed us. They helped mold and shape us into who we are. They, in a sense, are a part of us. There are pieces of them embedded in our life, so they walk with us every day; we take those pieces with us everywhere we go. The danger with this statement is that it implies that the spirits of the dead walk among us. This could bring either fear or false comfort to the unbeliever or new believer, which is why we should choose our words carefully and think about what we’re implying. GOD'S GARDEN NEEDS FLOWERS I trust in Almighty God, and because I know His plans are perfect, I would not be put off by the idea of being a flower in God’s garden if that’s what the Bible taught; but it is not. This is a pleasant idea, though. Who wouldn't want to picture God on this throne looking out on a beautiful field of flowers with our loved ones? To an unbeliever, however, this could easily make God out to be a master game designer with us as pawns, waiting to be plucked up and replanted in His garden. This is not how we want to portray our Lord. Perhaps this statement is meant as a metaphor; that we, as God’s children standing before His throne, are like an endless field of fragrant flowers. This creates a lovely image, but we don’t need a metaphor for an already perfect image. We should picture our loved ones bowing before the throne of God with every tongue, tribe, and nation. We should picture them in Paradise doing what they were created to do: glorifying God and enjoying Him forever! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

It's time. Don't fight. Get in the water. Let it come. Let it birth. Let it be messy. Let all see. An intense battle is ahead of you! God is speaking loud and clear right now. There is a supernatural strength coming upon you to be instrumental in birthing the next wave of revival which will be super intense as it brings into the spiritual consciousness of the Laodicean Church the necessity of advancing His Kingdom through discipling believers into their Christ identity so they will be more effective in bearing fruit that remains. We will not fail to complete this assignment from Heaven. God is sending helpers, angels of fire, and a new wave of prayer that will hit the apathetic, aimless, unambitious, indolent lifestyles of many in the Church. Is your obedience to Him worth the possible pain and suffering along the way? You must ask yourself if you're willing to lay it all down. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will He do evil." - Zephaniah 1:12 KJV "Settled", according to Strongs Concordance, means to become dense -- "Lees" means dregs, old settlings! When our hearts do not believe that the Lord is moving in our lives, we turn to other things and become dense, settled, and lukewarm. Jesus strongly warns of being lukewarm in Revelation 3:14-22. There is a grace available to us that can deliver us from an existence of passionless, feckless living to a life of being possessed by the fire of the Holy Spirit. SEEING WITH THE LENS OF FAITH We are NEW creatures in Christ, old things are passed away, BEHOLD, all things are become new (see 2 Corinthians 5:17)! Behold, can you see? God is doing a new thing. See by the Spirit of the LIVING God, using all your senses with a lens of faith. Do we believe? There is available grace for new hearing! "If you wander off the road to the right or the left, you will hear his voice behind you saying, '"Here is the road. Follow it.'" (Isaiah 30:21). Expect it. Listen and step out! There is available grace to perceive and receive angelic help. They are bringing tools and strategies to help us to fulfill God’s purpose for our life and bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom. There is available grace to overcome complacency and unbelief; to break up the old ways of thinking -- through affirming and meditating on the scriptures in the epistles of Paul that have to do with our Christ identity and moving into higher and more efficient states of mind. Grace is the divine influence of the Holy Spirit upon our hearts. Believe for and receive grace to see our true heart condition, and be empowered to break out of the old and move into the NEW! BRINGING HEAVEN TO EARTH There is available grace to receive new revelation. If you hear the WORD and think "I've heard it before," you aren't hearing it with faith. There is grace to experience fresh revelation of the Word of God as active...alive...fresh and new right now! Receive revelation from the eternal realm and bring it into the earth realm. You are seated with Christ in heavenly places. Grace is upon us to behold, receive, and bring these revelations to earth in your Christ calling! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

In Revelation 10:8-11, the Lord told John to take the scroll out of the angel's hand and eat it, and when he did, it was as sweet as honey in his mouth but bitter to his stomach. The Holy Spirit may use some Believers to release a word that may seem harsh but necessary, and when it is received by the recipient, it will become sweet and transform their life. Now is the time for you to step out in faith into a place that you have never been. There is a dimension that is available to you; and as you step into this unfamiliar river, you will experience a new level of His glory. You will find that the glory of this latter house will be greater than the former house, and in this place, He will bring breakthrough. Jesus has given us the authority to speak things into existence as the Holy Spirit directs us. You are about to exercise mountain-moving faith, just as Jesus taught You will begin to speak to things that are impossible or immovable in the natural and will see the Lord's divine intervention. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"The Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys." - Job 42:12 NIV From time to time, we actually have to come out of one undertaking completely before God can transition us to the next assignment in our Christ calling. Something that is closing in our lives can make us feel like we are out of control, going to shipwreck, or worse yet, never able to rebound. Sometimes our calendars, schedules, and plans just don't line up with where God wants to take us anymore, so He decides to change our course. "Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long." - Psalm 25:5 NIV God knows what you are about to walk through and He has already prepared for it. – everything you need to carry out His purpose for your life is already present – there is nothing missing and nothing broken. Don't be afraid to share how you really feel with Him. He wants to hear what you have to say about it. At first it can feel breathtaking and even fearful, but God is there. He is in the heights, the depths, and the small steps of faith you are about to take. STEPPING OUT OF THE BOAT Some of the steps ahead will be like walking on water. Unfortunately, we don't get to pick the visibility of the water or the depth of the ocean that the Lord asks us to step out on. "Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?" - Psalm 139:7 NIV Rest assured that God never closes a door unless He intends on opening something else for you. Remember, “all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 "Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down before you with their faces to the ground; they will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who hope in Me will not be disappointed" (Isaiah 49:23 NIV). ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Praying The Psalms - 6 You, Jesus, are my strong shield, and I trust you completely. You have helped me, and I will celebrate and thank you in song and praise. (Psalm 28:7) As His anointed, the Lord is my strength and saving defender. (Psalm 28:8) I am your inheritance, Lord Jesus, Shepherd me and lift me up forever! (Psalm 28:9) I honor the Lord for the glory of His name and worship Him in the splendor of His holiness. (Psalm 29:2) The God of glory thunders. The voice of the Lord is powerful and majestic and is over many waters. (Psalm 29:3,4) In His presence I experience His glory. He is my King forever. (Psalm 29:9,10) I exalt you, LORD, because you have not let Life's circumstances triumph over me. (Psalm 30:1) I sing praises to you, Lord Jesus, and give thanks to the power of your holy name. (Psalm 30:4) O Lord, I will never let prosperity move me from Your holy presence. (Psalm 30:6) You have turned my mourning into dancing and clothed me with joy, O Lord my God, I will thank you forever. (Psalm 30:11,12) Why pray the Psalm scriptures out loud? It is hard to think about something other than what you are talking about. Praying out loud the scriptures solves the problem of the wandering mind. -- spoken words speak to the soul and have the power of raising thoughts in the soul. The Psalm scriptures speak of God in the Highest manner which most fully expresses the power and presence of God. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

As you embrace your priestly anointing (Psalm 23), you find the underground flow of God's presence and power even in the midst of the desert -- you die to self and learn to feast at God's table in the presence of your enemies -- oil is continuously being poured on your head. You must fight for the souls that the Lord has given to you to disciple. You are to be bold, and rise up, and armor up, and go forth in faith, and come into agreement, and do what He has called you to do – be a light in a dark place. For the darkness is only possible through continual inaction, spiritual sloth, and allegiance to the world. You shall rise up; you shall be light; you shall be exposure; you shall be mobile. And as He sends you to various places you shall proclaim in the wilderness: 'Prepare ye the way of the Lord!' For He is making the way straight for the advancement of His Kingdom in the earth. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

The day must come when we leave the wilderness and begin to take the Promised Land of God's intention for our Christ calling. . The light of the Glory of His Presence rises upon those who understand their Christ identity and are contending for the expansion of His Kingdom in the earth. Glory -- bearing fruit that remains, they have travailed with the Father and carry His burden for the lost and for the world. Since we are in union with Him, we carry His authority and the strategies to complete His will to save and transform nations and people groups. God does not exclude any who are willing! ABIDING IN HIM KEEPS OUR DESIRES HEAVENLY According to Ezekiel 36:36-37, first, we must ASK—we must desire to advance His purpose for our life (John 15:7) and receive it in our spirits as our calling in Christ. Second, we put our finger on His promises in scripture that apply to our calling and say, "As You have said Lord." We hold God to His promises as David did: "You, my God, have revealed to Your servant that You will build a house for him. So Your servant has found courage to pray to You. You, LORD, are God! You have promised these good things to Your servant" (1 Chronicles 17:25-26). "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1 God cannot bless us beyond our belief, and belief will lead to action—to contending! Job 22:28 states, "YOU SHALL DECREE A THING AND IT SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR YOU." To decree a thing is to contend for it! The Hebrew word for decree also means to decide, to make a firm decision, one where we will not waver; and the Hebrew word for establish means to rise. A mature Christian will have learned the discipline of contending through much trial and tribulation and will see the rising of the vision and the dream. DECLARE AND DECREE It is time for the sons and daughters of God to TAKE the Promised LAND – Time to declare and Decree. Our promised land is the fulfillment of God's purpose for our life. Esther and Mordecai prayed, they fasted, then they decreed the deliverance of the Jewish people. (Esther 8:5) The Lord is ready to perform His Word, saying, "TAKE OWNERSHIP! The Kingdom of God belongs to the Believers (Luke 18:16)! Set your focus on the eternal not the temporal. Ask large! Bring all your appeals and petitions before the court of Heaven; the time of fulfillment has come. Show your faith; give Him something to work with. – show Him that you are willing to disciple others into their Christ identity so they will be effective in moving His Kingdom forward. He is ready to perform His word! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

How often have you lost sight of what God said to you because your circumstances felt so LOUD (and scary) in the moment? You become discouraged, derailed, or even give up. God is reminding you to not get caught up in the swirl of negativity but to instead seek His face, His presence, and His ongoing vision for you. You are prepared and have faith to see Him supernaturally work things out that seem impossible! When you become overwhelmed and hopeless, ask God what He has to say about that situation. Ask Him what it looks like in that situation to partner with hope instead of fear. Ask Him to show you the good report. Right now Jesus is breathing life and hope into your circumstances -- into your heart. He is reminding you that His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Right now ask Jesus to fill your heart with His love -- the love of Jesus flowing through your heart will lift you up as you continue meditating on it as you go throughout the day. Lift up your head to the Lord and let the King of Glory come in and wage war through your Christ calling -- giving you the power to take the land. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Luke 3:16-17 - "John answered and said to them all, "As for me, I baptize you with water; but One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the thong of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." Now the question is, who will burn in this generation? Who will press and receive a revelation that has the power to affect an entire group of people? The Father wants to empower His people with faith and insight that activates His plans in the earth now! He is raising up a people that will burn with revelation and release the Kingdom. In Exodus 3, Moses is on the mountain of God when he encounters a burning bush. From the midst of fire, the voice of the Lord spoke, calling him back to purpose. There is a desperate need in this hour for people to hear clear direction and encounter the fiery presence of God. A sense of lethargy and confusion has gripped the hearts of many. BURNING FOR HIS GLORY God's voice dwells in the midst of the fire! We are not just to look for burning bushes but we are actually to become burning bushes for His glory as we demonstrate and carry His love and His Kingdom into the world through dying to our personal agendas as we carry out our Christ calling! Fire consumes the sacrifice of our self-life as we bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom. (Romans 12:1-2) "For our God is a consuming fire." - Hebrews 12:29 We are called to burn for Him and be voices of awakening. The Father desires to set regions ablaze with holy fire, but it will take surrendered ones who have come to understand their Christ identity and are burning. There are heavenly plans for transformation, awakening, and outpouring, but the plans look much different than the wisdom of man. It will take those who fully yield and obey to give birth to Heaven's agenda for this hour which includes discipling and equipping the Body of Christ into and understanding of their Christ identity. Mark 9:49 - "For everyone will be salted with fire." You must push forward with your spiritual eyes open and carry a strong spirit of faith and authority in advancing in His purpose for your life. Cast out all false spirits and shake off their attacks. You are called to burn for Him! You are called to bear fruit that remains for His Kingdom and gain ground. You are called to be a Heat Seeker! Feel His cross, feel His blood – it is real, it is truth. He is alive forevermore and SO ARE YOU! ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

Acts 2:2 - "And suddenly a sound came for heaven like the rush of a mightY wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting." For some of us there have been certain promises of the Lord in our heart, certain things in the area of dreams, visions, and even prophetic words, where we see ourselves ministering in certain aspects of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. A FRESH WIND OF THE SPIRIT is where the Lord will begin to endow those gifts -- we will begin to see those things He has put so deep within us come about -- the breath of God is going to bring life to those things. Proverbs 1:23 - "Surely I will pour out My Spirit on you; and I will make My words known to you. Isaiah 9:6,7 says that the zeal of the Lord will bring forth His Kingdom. And His zeal brings forth the prophetic utterances that He stirs up within us, just as Jesus describes in John 6:63 - "The word that I speak are not of the flesh because the flesh counts for nothing. But the words I speak are by the Spirit that brings life." His zeal will awaken those who have been bound by the spiritual stupor of being hypnotized by the conditions of the natural realm. We need an awakening of the zeal of the Lord to awaken us out of our self-imposed limitations and give us fiery hearts for Him! It will break open deaf ears, melt wax, and help us come to ask, seek, and knock until we come to understand and carry out His purpose for our life. It's not man's zeal, not traditional zeal, but zeal that can only be imparted by the Holy Spirit. GOING UP HIGHER Isaiah 59:19 AMP - "So (as a result of the Messiah's intervention) they shall (reverently) fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will LIFT UP A STANDARD...." When the Lord raises up a standard, He finds a people who will align and position themselves in accordance to His impartation of higher wisdom of the call of God -- a mandate for a generation -- and then the wind of the Holy Spirit blows and lifts them up higher. It will take us higher so we can do more than what we could ever do alone, because it will enable us to soar with the Lord. He takes the ordinary and does the extraordinary. Isaiah 40:31 - "But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength: They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." 2 Samuel 5:20 - "The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water." The breath of God -- the wind of God -- will drive a rushing stream to go against the dam of the enemy and break it wide open for us! Don't we want that kind of breakthrough -- a BREAKTHROUGH to advance our CALLING in Christ? PRAYER: Holy Spirit, give me impartation! Release that fresh breath that will emancipate me from the small limited thinking that has to date held me captive. In Jesus name I receive the release of the rushing stream that is driven by the breath of God that brings the breakthrough that will move me forward as a radical soldier of the cross. I pray that every morning the brilliancy of the flame of your glory would grow brighter and brighter as I go forth in my life to bear fruit that remains for Your Kingdom through my Christ calling and bless others with the love of Christ flowing from my heart into theirs. In Jesus name, Amen ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

There are Believers whose hearts have been numb and unable to feel because of the pain they have experienced. Emotions have been shut down, but His warm, healing oil is being poured out over these places to awaken, revive, and restore. The Spirit of God is moving to reverse the curse against you that the enemy has attempted to enforce. You will know what it is to flow with the rivers of living water once again. God is throwing open the windows of your heart, and His light is flooding in to cause a GREAT RESURGENCE like you have never known before. The Lord renews your strength -- the power of barrenness is broken -- light and revelation break the power of darkness around you. You must set your heart like a flint, ready to go all the way with God in what He is calling you to do. God wants you to catch the wind of His Spirit in this hour and begin to soar to breakthrough and new places in the realm of the Spirit. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

"Ho! Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat. Yes, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." - Isaiah 55:1 And again, the Spirit of the Lord says: "And the Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely" (Revelation 22:17). When the Bride becomes so mature, and we realize our union (oneness) and readiness with the Holy Spirit, we will say what the Spirit is saying – that is one word: "Come!" (Revelation 22:17b). THE VALUE OF HUNGER AND INTIMACY Those who are hungry and thirsty will be satisfied. It's time to drink the living water of life and begin to bear fruit that remains for His advancing Kingdom. Creation is groaning and waiting for you to know your identity in Him (see Romans 8:19, 22). The maturity of the Bride in waiting is to cultivate the oil of intimacy with the Holy Spirit while we are waiting for His return. In the meantime, equip the Church body in: Their Christ identity, Their Right Standing with God, and Walking in the Spirit, so they can preach the Gospel with signs following – no excuses! Those who were the five wise virgins knew how to wait in intimacy (Matthew 25:2). It's a heart issue! We need to position ourselves to expect and receive the love of Jesus in our heart continuously so we can minister that love to others by discipling them into their Christ identity. By doing this and walking in the Spirit we can experience the glory of His presence all the day long. THE FULLNESS OF TIME "But no one puts a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; for the patch pulls away from the garment, and a worse tear results" - Matthew 9:16 The word "patch" in Matthew 9:16 is the Greek word "pleroma," and it means filling up, fullness, fullness of time, supply, completion, patch. It is the same word used in Ephesians 1:10 - "that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth – in Him." Allow the Lord to use you as an ambassador to release spiritual mandates and decrees so that He may activate angels to do His word and His bidding. These flames of fires and ministering spirit are ready to be released and to charge the front-lines of your battles. The Lion of the tribe of Judah has roared. Those who hear and see beyond the thunder and lightning in His voice, hear and see the visions of His heart regarding the advancing of His Kingdom -- have received a revelation of their CALLING in Christ Jesus. There is acceleration in the glory. Move swiftly at the sound of Heaven and you shall be rewarded, as a son -- now. ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY