於2015-05-12發佈

我看見婦女大軍!
維多利亞.包森
2015年5月11日
中譯來源:微牧之歌

 “主啊,我能求都十億靈魂嗎?” 

統兵的君王逃跑了,逃跑了。在家等候的婦女,分受所奪的。” 詩篇68:12合和本 

我多年持續為大復興禱告、發預言並相信神會成就。此後的一天,天父問我“你想要什麼樣的復興?” 

因為熟知祂發問常常是為要引導,我就問祂,“那,天父,我該期待什麼樣的復興呢?” 

祂反問,“你想要許多靈魂的復興呢,還是充滿神蹟的復興?” 

我想了想,回答說,“我想要許多靈魂的復興……並且充滿許許多多神蹟!” 

“你想要多少靈魂?”祂繼續問道。 

正深思要怎麼回答,我想起帶動威爾士大復興的伊凡.羅伯斯(Evan Roberts)曾向神求十萬靈魂,並且他得著了。於是我遲疑地答到,“主啊,我能求十萬靈魂嗎?”

祂靜默。 

我便知道回應得太膽小了,就再試一次。我鼓了鼓信心,回答說,“主啊,五十萬靈魂?” 

同樣,我什麼也沒有聽到。 

我便明白自己對祂的信心不足,就再試一次。 

“主啊,一百萬?”我不好意思地問。 

依然靜寂。我再試,“五百萬?” 

無聲。 

哇喔!我真覺得自己是被信心一路帶領拋出最後一問的。 

我把謹慎甩到風裡,大聲宣告說,“十億靈魂,我主!!!” 

“女兒,正合我意。”祂回答道。 

過後我問祂,“主啊,我怎樣贏得十億靈魂呢?”   (圖片源自flickr)

就在那時,祂給我看了祂用簡單方程式做大復興的指數。祂說,“你要做的一切,僅僅只需從五千人開始。這五千人全然奉獻,被裝備好去贖回這場大豐收。”

如果那五千人每人帶領三個人歸主,就是一萬五千人了。只要這麼翻上五次,就已經達到十億人了,而那僅僅只是個開始。祂在我靈裡呈現祂的計畫,我便看到這全貌。只需要與僅僅五千名覺醒的信徒一起,我就可以贏得十億靈魂。

因此,當我想到你,我親愛的朋友,想到你正在讀這信息,走在天父的釋放與自由中,我不看你為單獨一人——我看見十億靈魂正透過你歸向耶穌!

強光

一天晚上入睡後,主的同在充滿整個房間,我被主喚醒。忽然,我看見自己坐在我那很小的家裡,安全自在地蜷縮依偎著,享受與耶穌的珍貴美好時光。當我繼續觀看展開的異象,我看見自己從舒服的椅子裡起身,如箭射入漆黑寒冷的夜。在一隻小火把的引領下,我感到不得不冒險深入黑夜,努力去為迷途的人們照亮道路。我心中深知,那些人一直在拼命尋找回家的路。

我站立在黑漆漆的孤山頂上,盡全力把火把舉到最高。我期待迷途的人能看見這光,就舉著它,盼望他們能在黑暗中找到路。遠處坡下,一群狼對著我的小火光發笑,嘲弄我的信心,“女孩,他們永遠也看不見你這孱弱的小光”。

牠們說我的光不夠亮,我明白在這一點上牠們是對的,但這已是我能為他們做的全部了。於是,我盡全力舉著它,能舉多高就舉多高,能站多久就堅持多久。我感受到迷路的人們在遠處,非常害怕地掩藏在茂密的樹林之後,不敢就近這光。仗著無處不在的黑暗,群狼輕蔑地嘲笑他們,因厚重的黑暗擋住了他們回家的路。

看到群狼的傲慢和膽大妄為,我怒火中燒。夜實在太黑,加上牠們的冷漠激怒了我。我向後一仰頭,閉上雙眼直望天堂,向神呼喊,“主啊,讓我的火光更亮!”

睜開眼,我看到整個山坡被巨大的強光照亮。我四下觀看,整個山坡幾乎被一大群婦女(和一些男人)佈滿,各個都向天高舉火把,為迷途的人照亮回家的路。

大衛王曾預言大批女性在爭戰中得勝。

主發命令(屬天的話語),傳好信息的婦女成了大群。統兵的君王逃跑了,逃跑了。在家等候的婦女,分受所奪的。”(詩篇68:11-12合和本,括弧內是我加注的)

神會把勝利加給你! 

仇敵一直在不顧一切地限制女性的作為。但就像士師記4:17-24中的雅億,即便仇敵攔阻你去到戰場,神會把勝利加給你。所以,就讓仇敵瞧不起你吧。牠越是瞧不起你,就越是把摧毀牠的鑰匙交在了你的手裡。你正安置在搗毀牠的絕佳位置。

底波拉是一位治理以色列全族的先知,當時耶賓的將軍西西拉率領他的軍隊攻打以色列。一天, 她將巴拉召了來,對他說,耶和華以色列的 神吩咐你說,“你率領一萬拿弗他利和西布倫人,上他泊山去。我必使耶賓的將軍西西拉率領他的車輛和全軍,往基順河,到你那裡去。我必將他交在你手中。”(士師記4:6-7)

但巴拉不顧底波拉已經宣告了勝利,不肯去對抗西西拉,除非底波拉與他同去(士師記4:8)。底波拉同意隨軍同去,但預言說因為他缺乏信心,所以在 神所賜給他們的勝利之中他得不著榮耀。相反,她說,“耶和華要將西西拉交在一個婦人手裡”(士師記4:9)。這婦人就是雅億。她正呆在家、自己的帳篷裡,但 神把戰場帶到她跟前。  (照片由DonnaSmallenberg拍攝 “底波拉之歌”,源自elijahshopper.com) 

當巴拉進攻,神使西西拉和他的全軍潰亂。在逃亡中,“西西拉步行逃跑,到了基尼人希百之妻雅億的帳棚。因為夏瑣王耶賓與基尼人希百家和好。雅億出來迎接西西拉,對他說,請我主進來,不要懼怕。西西拉就進了他的帳棚。雅億用被將他遮蓋。 

西西拉對雅億說,我渴了,求你給我一點水喝。雅億就打開皮袋,給他奶子喝,仍舊把他遮蓋。西西拉又對雅億說,請你站在帳棚門口。若有人來問你說,有人在這裡沒有,你就說沒有。西西拉疲乏沉睡,希百的妻雅億,取了帳棚的橛子,手裡拿著錘子,輕悄悄地到他旁邊,將橛子從他鬢邊釘進去,釘入地裡。西西拉就死了

巴拉追趕西西拉的時候,雅億出來迎接他說,來吧,我將你所尋找的人給你看。他就進入帳棚,看見西西拉已經死了,倒在地上橛子還在他鬢中。”(士師記4:17-22和合本)

要是巴拉猜想誰會為以色列贏得這仗,估計雅億會是最後一個才被他想到。但 神偏偏為此揀選了她。 神是在給我們一個信息:我們限制不了祂!祂拒絕被限制在框框裡!告訴祂有什麼事情是祂做不到的吧,而那正是祂要成就的。給祂一片沙漠,祂要創造出森林(以賽亞書41:19)。給祂一個家庭主婦,祂會使她成為一名勇士。這就是 神對你的心意。祂的眼光超越我們的軟弱,看見一名得勝的勇士。

你是誰?

在我開始寫作之初,一位好友表示願意把我的作品給一位主流出版社的編輯看。我當然很欣喜……直到我從她那兒得到回音。那位編輯認為我的作品很好,但暗示我是沒有影響力的無名小卒。“她是什麼人,”那位編輯問我的朋友,“來教導我怎麼生活……”。這像塊板磚一樣砸中了我,接下來的十年我什麼都沒寫。我聽從了他們的話,並允許他們來給我下定論。

十年後, 神給我看關於我寫作的異象。我看見一本簡樸的筆記本,上面寫滿了 神給我的先知性話語,在書頁的中央忽然顯出四隻銀白色的鳥,並展翅飛出書頁。那些鳥兒飛遍全世界,我的目光緊隨它們觀看——從非洲棚屋,到一座宮殿的好些精美房間,還有世界各地的教堂講壇。天父應許我,“如果你順服我,我會將你的寫作帶到全世界”。(照片源自維基百科Wikipedia)

我驚呆了,難以相信 神向我彰顯的,但我依舊順服祂並開始寫。 神成就了祂向我應許的,祂把我簡樸的文字帶向全世界。

這開始得很簡單,當時我在家帶孩子。但沒過太久,祂充滿盼望的信息就透過我覆蓋到全世界。是 神把戰場帶到我面前!我只是個普通的家庭主婦,但從這卑微的起點,主給了我觸及世界的可能性。祂已將祂的信息“通遍天下,(祂的)言語傳到地極”(詩篇19:4,括弧內容由我加注)

潛能大豐收

神創造你不是要你活在“為生計掙扎”的模式中。祂創造你的心意是要你享受生命,並且茁壯興旺——活出你在祂裡面完全的潛能。那正是祂為你計畫的,也正是祂所喜悅的。看著你活出真我風采,潛能全然釋放,祂就大得滿足,喜樂無邊。祂已將飽含潛能的深井置於你裡面,祂要從這井裡汲水出來!

當天父把你從安全罩、安樂窩中呼召出來,去做祂命定你去做的大事(約翰福音14:12),祂已預知你成就祂旨意時所需要的一切。那旨意已全然在你裡面,等候被大大收割——放飛和成就你的夢想,顯明 神的同在。(圖片源自pixabay)

正如亞當和夏娃被說服,相信自己是失敗的(創世紀3:10),我們也與同樣的自卑感、匱乏感鬥爭著。許多謊言在我們人生之初就種入內心深處,無一例外地竭力攔阻我們成長與發揮潛能。又正如亞當和夏娃,神對你說:“誰告訴你赤身露體呢”(創世紀3:11)。神比你更清晰地看見仇敵種在你心中的謊言,所以祂喚起你的注意,好讓你把它連根拔起。 

事實是:在諸天有一場關於你心靈和思想所有權的爭奪戰。當你與仇敵的謊言交戰,就會開始看見自己潛能的真相。這一點對天堂至關重要,而且對全地非常必要——你非常重要。仇敵的謊言企圖搶奪你的信心。正因為你接管了仇敵謊言的權柄,意識到你不僅僅是為自己搏鬥,而是為著天堂國度的勝利。

正因為你堅定地站立在信心中,擊敗那偷竊命定的賊,理解並承認你是站立在對整個天堂國度的信靠之中。因此,告訴那惡者牠沒有一丁點兒機會與你作對,在你的生命中牠休想得到一席之地。“……你們要順服 神。務要抵擋魔鬼,魔鬼就必離開你們逃跑了。”(雅各書4:7合和本)

神已將潛能的深井安置在你裡面,當你從中汲取,你將為祂的國度帶來大報答。來就近祂,祂就會使你的潛能大豐收。要堅信,“那在你們心裡動了善工的,必成全這工,直到耶穌基督的日子。”(腓立比書1:6和合本)

詩篇68:11預言婦女大軍的到來,她們都將經歷基督國度難以置信的得勝。神在呼召祂的婦女勇士們去到戰場第一線。 

有影響力的女人

我的朋友們——特雷薩.菲力浦斯博士Dr.Theresa Phillips(芝加哥讚美事工教會Praise Ministries Church in Chicago),DereneShultz (Elijah List的聯合創始人)——和我一起發起了一個名為“有影響力的女人”的團體。這是一項由 神設計的運動,來幫助女性去影響身邊的世界。我們的目標是興起一支軍隊,堅固她們,鼓勵她們然後見證她們帶來大豐收!歡迎參加我們今年6月4-6日在德克薩斯州蒙哥馬利縣(Montgomery, TX)舉行的事工,共度這個大能且轉化生命的時刻。

正如井旁的撒馬利亞婦人啟動了第一次復興,並帶給主一場大收割(約翰福音4:7-42),現在就是婦女們加入(大使命)向萬國宣揚耶穌基督福音的時刻了。

年初,神給我一小段瑞瑪(rhyme):

“ 大軍興起,道路備齊,點燃火把……現在是開戰的時候!” 

真的,天父已預備了你,如今祂正呼召你。祂需要你。大豐收在等候——你,來嗎?




"I Saw An Army of Women!"
Victoria Boyson, Montgomery, TX
May 11, 2015

"Can I have One Billion Souls, Lord?"

"Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder"Psalm 68:12 NIV

After I'd been praying, prophesying and believing God for revival for years, the Father asked me one day, "What kind of revival do you want?"

Knowing full-well His questions are usually leading questions, I asked Him, "Well, what kind of revival should I want, Father?"

He answered back, "Do you want a revival of souls or of miracles?"

I thought for a bit and answered, "I want a revival of souls...with a lot of miracles!"

"How many souls do you want?" He continued.

Digging deep for an answer, I remembered Evan Roberts from the historical Welsh revival asked God for 100,000 souls and he got them. So, I hesitantly answered, "Could I have 100,000 souls, Lord?"

He was silent.

I knew I had answered timidly, so I tried again. Reaching for more faith, I answered, "500,000 souls, Lord?"

Again, I heard nothing.

I knew I was not believing for enough from Him and tried again. "1,000,000 souls, Lord?" I asked sheepishly.

Again, nothing. I tried again, "5,000,000?"

Nothing.

Wow! I really thought I was led by faith with that last guess, so I just threw caution to the wind and declared loudly, "One-billion souls, Lord!!!"

"Now you are talking, daughter," He answered.

Later, I questioned Him, "Lord, how could I win a billion souls?" (Photo via flickr)

That is when He showed me His simple equation for exponential revival. He said, "All you need to start with is 5,000 people, sold out and equipped to redeem the harvest."

If those 5000 people each led only 3 people to the Lord, that would be 15,000, turning it over only 5 times, you would already be at 1 million people, and that is only the beginning. I saw it all as He laid out His plan in my spirit. With only 5,000 awakened Believers, I could win one billion souls.

So, when I think of you, dear friend, reading this message and walking in the liberty of the Father, I don't see you alone – I see 1 billion souls coming to Jesus through you!

A Great Light

One night as I slept, I was awakened by the Lord as His presence filled the room. Suddenly, I saw myself sitting in my little home, safe and snuggling, spending precious time with Jesus. As I continued to watch the vision unfold, I saw myself get up from my comfy chair and dart out into the dark chill of the night. Guided by one small torch, I felt compelled to venture into the night to try and light the way for the lost, whom I knew in my heart were trying desperately to find their way home.

As I stood atop a lone dark hill, I raised up my torch as high as I could. In the hope the lost would see its light, I held it for them to find their way in the darkness. Off in the distance, a group of wolves laughed at my little light and mocked my faith, "They will never see your puny light, girl."

I knew they were right in that my light wasn't much, but it was all I could do for them. So, I held it as high as I could for as long as I could stand it. Off in the distance, hidden by a thick covering of woods, I sensed the lost, too afraid to come to the light. Bolstered by the penetrating night, the wolves taunted them with their contempt as the heavy darkness blocked their way home.

Anger rose inside me in response to the audacity of the haughty wolves. It was terribly dark, yet their apathy enraged me. Throwing my head back, closing my eyes and looking toward Heaven, I cried out to God, "Make my light brighter, Lord!"

When I opened my eyes, I saw the entire hillside was lit up with a great light. As I looked around, it was literally covered with a large crowd of women (and some men) all holding their torches high into the night's sky to guide the lost home.

King David prophesied of a great host of women victorious in battle, "The Lord announces the word (Divine utterance), and the women who proclaim it are a mighty throng: 'Kings and armies flee in haste; the women at home divide the plunder!'" (Psalm 68:11-12 NIV, emphasis mine).

God Will Bring the Victory to YOU!

The enemy has tried desperately to limit the effectiveness of women, but, just like Jael in Judges 4:17-24, if the enemy keeps you from going to war, God will bring the victory to you. So, let the enemy underestimate you. By underestimating you, he's just given you the keys to destroy him. He's placed you in just the right position to ruin him.

Deborah was a prophet who governed the entire nation of Israel while Sisera lead King Jabin's army against Israel. One day she called for Barak to lead the armies of Israel in battle against the Canaanite king. She said to him, "This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, commands you: Call out 10,000 warriors from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun at Mount Tabor. And I will call out Sisera, commander of Jabin's army, along with his chariots and warriors, to the Kishon River. There I will give you victory over him" (Judges 4:6-7 NLT).

Yet, despite Deborah's assurance of victory, Barak refused to go against Sisera unless Deborah agreed to go with him (Judges 4:8). Deborah agreed to go with the army, but prophesied that because of his lack of faith, he would receive no honor from the victory God would give them. Instead, she said,"The Lord's victory over Sisera will be at the hands of a woman" (Judges 4:9 NLT). That woman was Jael. She was at home in her tent, but God brought the battle to her. (Photo by Donna Smallenberg"The Song of Deborah " via elijahshopper.com)

When Barak attacked, God caused Sisera and his men to run in panic. Looking for an escape, "Sisera ran to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because Heber's family was on friendly terms with King Jabin of Hazor. Jael went out to meet Sisera and said to him, 'Come into my tent, sir. Come in. Don't be afraid.' So he went into her tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

'Please give me some water,' he said. 'I'm thirsty.' So she gave him some milk from a leather bag and covered him again. 'Stand at the door of the tent,' he told her. 'If anybody comes and asks you if there is anyone here, say no.' But when Sisera fell asleep from exhaustion, Jael quietly crept up to him with a hammer and tent peg in her hand. Then she drove the tent peg through his temple and into the ground, and so he died.

When Barak came looking for Sisera, Jael went out to meet him. She said, 'Come, and I will show you the man you are looking for.' So he followed her into the tent and found Sisera lying there dead, with the tent peg through his temple" (Judges 4:17-22 NLT).

Jael was probably the last one that Barak considered would win the battle for Israel that day, but God chose her for that very reason. God was sending us a message: We cannot limit Him! He refuses to be put in a box! Tell Him He can't do something and that is just what He will do. Give Him a desert and He'll make a forest (Isaiah 41:19). Give Him a housewife and He'll make her a warrior. This is God's heart concerning you. He sees beyond our weaknesses and sees a victorious warrior.

Who Are You?

When I first began to write, a good friend of mine offered to show my writings to an editor of a major publication. Of course I was delighted...until I heard back from her. The editor thought my writing was good, but implied I was a nobody, with no influence. "Who is she," the editor asked my good friend, "to tell me how to live..." It hit me like a brick and for another ten years I wrote nothing. I listened to their words and let them define me.

Ten years later, God showed me a vision for my writing. I saw a simple notebook full of prophetic words the Lord gave me and from the center of the page four silvery white birds suddenly appeared and flew out from the pages. I watched as I saw the birds fly all over the world – from an African hut, to the elaborate rooms of a palace and pulpits all over the globe. The Father promised me, "If you obey Me, I will carry your words all over the world." (Photo via Wikipedia)

I was simply in shock and fought hard to even believe what God showed me, but I obeyed Him and wrote. God fulfilled His promise to me and He has literally taken my simple words all over the world.

It began simply, as I was home raising my children, but it didn't take long before I was covering the world with His messages of hope. God brought the battle to me! I was just a simple housewife, yet from this humble beginning the Lord has given me the possibility of reaching the world. He has sent His messages "throughout the earth, and (His) words to all the world" (Psalm 19:4 NLT, emphasis mine).

Harvest of Potential

God did not create you to live in survival mode. He created you with the intention that you would enjoy your life and thrive – living to your fullest potential in Him. That is what He designed you for and it is His delight. He gets great joy in seeing you walk in the fullness of your potential. He enjoys your enjoyment. He has placed deep wells of potential inside you, which He intends to draw.

When the Father called you out of your shell to do the greater works (John 14:12) He planned for you to do, He anticipated everything you would need to accomplish His will. It's already inside you waiting to be harvested – to birth your dreams and manifest God's presence. (Photo via pixabay)

Just like Adam and Eve were convinced of their failure (Genesis 3:10), we battle the same feelings of inadequacies. Invariably, the lies sown into our roots at the beginning of our lives try desperately to hinder our growth and potential. And just like Adam and Eve, God says to you:"Who told you that you were naked?" (Genesis 3:11 NLT). God sees the lies the enemy has sown in your heart much more clearly than you do, so He calls your attention to it so you can uproot it.

The reality is: there is a war in the heavens over possession of your heart and mind. When you battle with the lies of the enemy, you will begin to see the realization of your potential. It is incredibly vital to Heaven and so very necessary to the Earth – you are that important. As you take authority over the lies of the enemy that want to rob you of your confidence, know you are not just wrestling for your own sake, but for the triumph of the Kingdom of Heaven.

As you stand in confidence to defeat destiny's thief, understand and recognize you stand in the confidence of the entire Kingdom of Heaven. So, tell that devil he has no chance against you and refuse to give him any place in your life."Submit yourselves...to God. Resist the devil, and he WILL [literally] FLEE from you" (James 4:7 NIV emphasis mine).

God has placed wells of potential inside of you, and as you draw from it, you bring a great reward to His Kingdom. Draw near to Him and He will harvest your potential. Be confident that, "He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" (Philippians 1:6 NIV).

Psalm 68:11 prophesied the coming of a great army of women who would experience incredible victories for the Kingdom of Christ. God is calling His warrior-women to the forefront of the battle.

Women of Impact

My friends, Dr. Theresa Phillips (Praise Ministries Church in Chicago), Derene Shultz (co-founder of the Elijah List), and I have launched a group called WOMEN OF IMPACT. It is a movement designed by God to enable women to impact the world around them. Our goal is to raise an army, strengthen them, encourage them and then watch them bring in the harvest! Join us in Montgomery, TX this coming June 4-6 for a powerful, life-changing time of ministry and impartation.

Just like the Samaritan woman at the well started the first revival and brought in a great harvest for the Lord (John 4:7-42), it is time for the women to join in declaring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the nations.

At the beginning of the year, God gave me a little rhyme – "Raise an Army, Prepare the Way, Light the Torch... it's time to Play!"

Truly, the Father has prepared you and now He's calling you. He needs you. The harvest is waiting – will you come?

Victoria Boyson
Speaking Life Ministries