GN 1182 FD/MM/FM

By Maria 3599 10/03

Continued from GN 1181

What part do the keys of the Kingdom play in the ministry of miracles?

175. (Jesus:) Using the keys of the Kingdom, rising above and conquering the impossible, and the ministry of miracles, all join hand in hand. One of the keys of the Kingdom is the key of possibility; another is the key of miracles. It is through using the keys of the Kingdom that you will overcome impossibilities and work miracles.

176. I have granted and performed miracles for My children throughout the ages, even though they did not have, or did not realize they had, the power of the keys. But you who know that you possess these keys‚ who know that you hold in your hands the power of the keys that rules over the universe, who know that I have ordained you as a body to work miracles, who know that there are no impossibilities—you will be the ones who will perform the greatest, the grandest, the most widespread miracles, and in greater quantity. You will be as walking miracles as you learn to wield the power of the keys‚ and specifically the key of miracles.

177. All of the keys are available to all of you, but those who have the specific gift of miracles will be those who I will inspire more often to call upon this key of miracles and put it to use. Different ones will be anointed and instructed to use certain keys more often. But all who are yielded to My Spirit and who are giving their all to Me have access to the keys; therefore all have access to My miracle-working power as well.

178. The "ministry of miracles" that I have spoken of will be the prime ministry of certain ones whom I have chosen for this. Certain ones have been especially anointed for this, and I am preparing them already in many cases. Yet the working of miracles is not restricted only to these. All who can access the keys of the Kingdom can work miracles in My Name. There are also varying levels of the "ministry of miracles," in that for some it will be a major or even full-time occupation; for others it will be an occasional event.

179. The more you call upon the key of miracles, the more miracles you will see performed. It is according to and dependent upon your faith‚ your desire, and your reaching out to receive the spiritual power I have made available to you through these keys. (End of message.)

Which gifts are more automatic, and which ones do you have to specifically ask to be activated?

180. (Question:) You said that the key craft was activated when we called on it. We also have to call on the keys specifically in order to receive their power. Which gifts need us to call on them to activate them? Our guardian angels, for example, seem to be more automatic and are there helping and protecting us even when we aren't conscious of them or aware of them. When do we need to do something to activate or call on a gift or spirit helper?

181. (Jesus:) Every helper, gift, power, and anointing granted to you is empowered in direct proportion to how diligent you are to acknowledge them, activate them, call on them, and in faith use them.

182. Your guardian angels have a certain degree of power to aid and protect you, but they too are dramatically limited in their abilities by you, your sensitivity in the spirit to their help and guidance, and whether or not you build a connection with them. They have the power in extreme situations to step in, regardless of whether or not you're seeking their help or are even aware of their presence, but their full power to aid, guide, protect, and even do miracles for you is largely dependent on how much you acknowledge them, call on them, seek their assistance, and call out to Me to empower them.

183. Each guardian angel has the power to help you tremendously, but how much of that potential power is released depends on you. You have seen or heard of situations where someone who is oblivious to the presence of their guardian angel is supernaturally protected by them at My command, but compared to what these same angels could be doing for that person, were they allowed to utilize even a small part of their potential, it is almost insignificant by comparison.

184. Each of you in My Endtime army has been supplied with a special class of guardian angel. These are warrior angels of the highest order, because the focus of Satan's onslaughts in these Last Days will be directed at you. Many of My Endtime children, however, pay little or no attention to these mighty warrior angels who stand at their side awaiting their command to do many mighty miracles. Only a minute portion of their potential power is released on their behalf, because they are not called upon.

185. You have spirit helpers, and in their areas of expertise, they have the ability to help you in the tasks I call you to‚ if called upon and activated by you. But compared to the awesome power for protection, leading‚ general guidance, and counsel that rests in the hands of these powerful warrior angels, it is small by comparison.

186. The keys are a source of great power, which can only be released through your faith. In the days ahead I will reveal more and more mysteries as the need arises, but all of these new weapons, because of their extreme power‚ are given only to those who are committed to Me as disciples. They have what you might call a security system built into them, which makes them available in full measure only to those who will use them aright and for My glory. Such gifts as acute spiritual vision, insight, discernment of the deep things of the spirit, and privileged information in prophecy are granted exclusively to those whose lives are sold out to Me and whose dedication is sure.

187. Through these gifts‚ you are—and will be more and more—able to access My private information which will give you insight and information in the days ahead. Such things will be for your spirits only to grasp and utilize to remain a leap ahead of the Enemy's attempts to destroy you. That's why it's necessary to limit their access by making them fully available only to those who call on them in full faith.

188. Others will hear My voice and will have gifts of healing, smaller miracles, faith, prophecy, discernment, wisdom, and other gifts according to their faith and obedience. But the gifts which I give to My elite forces will be on a totally different level. Many of My children in the world will experience wondrous things, but it will be very limited compared to the extreme powers I place at your disposal.

189. It will be as if they have access to a small network of files and information that's greater than what the world has access to‚ while you, My elite troops, have access to a universe-wide net of information and will be able to pull down infinitely more of whatever you need. How much you are granted access is only limited by your faith and obedience to punch in the passwords I give you, which will open the doors of Heaven and empower you to do great exploits.

190. So you could say that all the gifts I give you in these times must be activated and called upon if you wish to use them to their full potential. If you do not put forth the effort to call upon them, you will still find small benefits simply from understanding that they exist. But how much benefit they will be and how effective your use of them will be is going to depend on how diligent you are to study and practice using them.

191. You can call on the power of the keys in general and reap many benefits, but if you call on the specific keys you need for the specific task or battle at hand, you get even more precise results, and the power of that key is focused more accurately. It's like the difference between turning on a huge spotlight which might blind your enemy and hinder his progress, and tuning or focusing that light into a high-powered laser beam, which you will then be able to use more effectively and that will permanently halt him in his tracks.

192. In a very crude sense, the key craft at your disposal is almost like a library or mobile armory. All the keys you need are placed at your immediate access. Your calling on the key craft is in a sense like switching it on and enabling the keys to go to work for you. The power is there and the keys are there, but your calling on the key craft energizes it and enables you to make full use of its power.

193. It's an oversimplification to picture the key craft in this way, but its power is activated by your faith in it. The keys have unlimited power, but to access them and that power, you must call on them, and to energize them all at once you can call on your key craft. In the vision I gave when I first described these key craft to you, I demonstrated this to you in that the craft was at first quiet, and though obviously very powerful, it was awaiting your activation. Then as it was called upon‚ it came to life and began spinning, bringing the full power of the keys to life and preparing them for use.

194. These are basic spiritual principles. Faith and calling out activates My power.

195. In the days of the Early Church, it was the faith of the sick and the lame, the blind and the desperate who followed after the apostles, which activated My power in them, so that even those who fell under the shadow of Peter and others of My anointed ones in those days were healed. It was the faith of those in need who pulled this power through the channels of My Spirit that Peter and the others had become. It works the same today.

196. The key craft is a channel for you, and the keys are channels. The many gifts I give to you, My intimate ones, are channels through which your faith is able to draw down the very power of Heaven, and they are activated by your calling on them. Your faith and the many fruits that spring from your faith, such as obedience, release the full power of the keys. In the days ahead you will become a channel of the spirit for others who look to you in faith, and who pull down the power of Heaven through you by their faith and desperation. (End of message.)

What's the difference between calling on the keys or calling on our key craft for help?

198. (Jesus: ) In some ways, it is one and the same, for the key craft transports the might and power and energy of the keys. If you aren't sure which key to call on for the need, as can often be the case if you don't know all the details, it's a good start to call for a key craft to be activated, whether for you or for the person you're praying for. It's wise to call on the power of the keys in this way, but it's even more powerful to then ask Me to tell you which specific keys to call on, as this focuses extra power through these specific keys, and can bring more precise results.

199. There will be times when I will lead you to call on a specific key, which to your understanding doesn't even make sense. But trust Me if I do, and call on it with all boldness and faith‚ because I alone can see certain aspects of the situation, which if affected by that key‚ will bring the greatest victory.

200. So call on your key craft to enable the overall power of the keys, then look to Me to show you the specific keys that will bring the victory I want. (End of message.) (Note: For more on the key craft—its purpose and power and protection—see "Heavenly Key Craft," ML #3435, GN 1018.)

Why is key power so important when you pray?

201. (Mama: ) One prayer morning I asked several people to ask the Lord that question, "Why is key power so important when we pray?" Here are excerpts of His answers:

202. (Jesus:) Your prayers alone have great power, but when you use the keys, they access the power of Heaven and pull it down in great force.

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203. There is much about key power that you don't fully understand yet or grasp, because it's not yet time. But learning to claim the power of the keys when you pray is the beginning of understanding and using their power.

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204. As time goes on and you use the keys, claiming their power in your life‚ you will see other areas enhanced‚ like loving Me, praise, your desire to win others to Me, etc. In the past, many relied upon feelings to activate these gifts, but now they will be energized through the power of the keys.

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205. When you call on Me and My Name, Heaven goes into action. You are bound by Earth and its limitations, but through prayer it's as if your voice jumps to a different frequency so that it rings out in the halls of Heaven and the spirit world. By calling on My Name, Heaven and its power must respond to the oath My Father made to Me, that in My dying on the cross His power would be available to all who would humbly come before Heaven and ask. He had made this power available before, but man and God were separated somewhat by the law and the need for good works. In taking mankind's load on My shoulders, I alleviated them of the burden of sin, and instead provided an instant channel to Heaven by which they might petition Me for their every need.

206. Likewise, when you use the keys, you tap into yet another source of energy, another great fount of power, that has been prepared for this day and age. The power of Heaven is released to you when you ask in My Name, and now, when you ask in the power of the keys‚ nothing can stand against you, for we are bound to answer.

207. Asking in My Name gives great results and much anointing for you personally, to accomplish things in the physical. But for those called and chosen to take on My special key power, and who use it, it transforms not just their lives, but the ripple effect of such a great release of power moves outward like a wave and affects many other lives.

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208. There are many more facets of key power that cannot be described here for lack of space. In the days to come there will be a glow about you that will transform you before your audience so that your presence seems ethereal. You will have the power to command attention, and even nature will seem to follow your beck and call‚ your whim. Yet these are not your whims, but rather the will of My throne which will flow freely through you as you yield yourself to Me.

209. As it has always worked, those who give the most of themselves to Me will gain much, and will be the ones who stand the test and trial of the days to come. Yet it is a slow, learning process. Though right now the manifestations of the keys seem to come by faith and many outward results are not visible, as you grasp My promises and follow by faith and not by sight, you will reap the visible and earthshaking results.

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210. Key power is important because it is a physical manifestation of My prayer machinery. You can't be expected to understand exactly how prayer works. It's an intricate topic‚ much like physics, but it's far beyond the comprehension of the human mind. In order for you to grasp it, I've wrapped it up in a handle you can understand.

211. But you must realize and believe this handle is real‚ just as the controls in an airplane are real. What seems like a small movement on the stick has great impact in the direction and force of the aircraft. Moving the throttle slightly forward results in a great change in velocity and power. The keys are weapons that I give you and place in your hands, and even a small movement of your hands to use the keys can have a great effect, just like the controls of a plane. They are part of a powerful force that operates in My realm. When you call on the keys, you control this force and channel it to the situation in need.

212. This force was not necessary in previous times. I gave you simpler controls, which had the necessary results. But in these Last Days, with the Enemy attacking on all fronts, he has mustered much power and force against you, My children. Therefore I have given you‚ My warriors‚ a much more advanced control that operates far greater power and force—the keys.

213. If you don't use them but insist on sticking with the methods of the past, you sacrifice so much force and power that chances are you will be defeated. This weapon gives you what you need to defeat the Enemy. Wield it, use it‚ call upon it, and you will not be disappointed.

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214. I will approach this from a different perspective. I think you are all aware of the benefits that the keys bring to others when you pray, but I want to give you some insight as to how the keys benefit the person who is praying.

215. The keys are now integral to your life. They are now a fundamental part of your makeup. They have been given to you to incorporate into every activity. They are a spiritual force and they are now to be part of your spirit.

216. You get spiritual nourishment from the Word, and you incorporate the Word into your heart and mind and spirit through absorbing it in general and memorizing it in particular. The Word you commit to memory becomes part of your spiritual man. It adds extra sinew to your spiritual muscle, extra thickness to your spiritual bones‚ extra synaptic connections in your spiritual brain, extra receptor cells in your spiritual eyes, and so on. Reading and absorbing the Word does all this too, in general. But when a portion is memorized, it goes directly to that part of your spiritual man that it affects and gets immediately incorporated there.

217. And now I have given you the keys and the promises attached to their power to incorporate into your spiritual body, so that you may become the spiritual champions that I need you to be. You must incorporate the keys into your body just as you have seen various spiritual entities like Tor and Tola who have them incorporated into theirs. You saw the keys emblazoned on them and embedded in their chests. That is how you need to be.

218. The keys must not just be incorporated into your chests, but they must become part of every fiber of your spiritual being. They must flow through your spiritual veins. They must lodge and connect in your spiritual brains. They must heighten all your spiritual senses. As you memorize the key promises, they become lodged in various parts of your spiritual body. The keys are many but the keys are one. There are keys for every purpose and need, and yet they are all of the same essence.

219. The primary way that you put forth spiritual effort at this time is in prayer. As you pray and use the keys‚ they become activated in the various parts of your inner man. They function when they are called upon. If they are not used, they can become dormant. And just as various muscles in your body atrophy if not used, so will the parts of your inner man where these key components are lodged. The keys will be there as good as ever, but the parts of your spirit where they are attached will not be able to utilize them. The strength they could give you will not be available. And just like a physical muscle will afterwards ache when put to unaccustomed use, so will the various parts of your inner man ache when unexpectedly called upon to be used.

220. I use the illustration of the physical body as it somewhat matches that of the spiritual. But whereas you have organs such as a heart and lungs and liver that undertake the various functions vital for the body's survival, in the spiritual you have what could be seen as spiritual organs that are vital to your spiritual body. These are not organs as you know them, but they are attributes such as love, faith, trust, belief, and functions such as teaching, witnessing, praying, fighting, etc. The keys must be incorporated into each one of these organs for the spiritual survival of your spirit now and in the days to come. Exercising the keys in prayer is important for your own selves as well as others.

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221. (Spirit helper:) The Lord has done all things well—from the beginning of time on Earth until now. Everything in the physical that was created or made by man has some spiritual counterpart. When the Lord inspired man to make the first lock and the key for that lock, it was a symbol of what man could do in the spiritual—to help the finite mind of man understand more about the binding powers and the loosing powers that can take place in the spirit.

222. To help you best understand the meaning, or to even start to help you to grasp the meaning‚ the best physical counterpart to symbolize the great significance of this, the symbol of the key, was chosen from before time.

223. God, the great Creator of all things, in His vast wisdom ordained these laws and principles, to help His creation of mankind to understand and be able to grasp and comprehend them. So when you claim the keys and key power‚ you are unlocking, unleashing‚ or loosing great powers in the spirit to fight on your behalf. The keys in Jesus' Name are the combination that unlocks these powers, or the key to unlock the door so that these powers can work for you or fight for you.

224. The Lord preordained it and made it so simple that a child could understand this principle, just like salvation. So why leave the door closed to all this power when you have the key to open it?

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225. (Jesus:) Another major reason key power is so important to use at this time is because I have asked it of you. It's not that before you knew about the keys none of your prayers were being answered, for they were. But one of the basic rules of My Spirit is that when I reveal something to My children, a new move in the spirit or a new way to do something, from that point forward the blessing falls on those who obey, and the power that comes from that obedience and faith is unstoppable.

226. In these Latter Days I have given you many new gifts and insights into the spirit world that were not previously known to My children. This is because as the battles get stronger I have given you the tools and weapons to fight back, and key power is one of these.

227. The Devil would love to see you doubt this, and wonder why all this new emphasis and importance is being put on calling on the keys, when you never had to do it before. This is the same tactic he has been using for thousands of years. Every time throughout history when I called My children out to do a new thing, he has been there to put those same doubts in their minds.

228. I am a moving and a changing God, and I reveal My secrets unto My servants the prophets. But you who receive these secrets of the spirit world must believe and obey for them to take any effect. The keys I have given you hold great power in both your faith and obedience to use them, and because this is how I have chosen to work in these days of the End.

229. Just as you change on Earth, so do I change in the spirit‚ and I have willed it. So now it's necessary and important to call on the keys and use the power they give, in order to reap effective results. I will always bless and answer your prayers as you are faithful to claim My promises. (End of message.)

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230. (Vision:) I see a picture that I saw the other day when we were praying for Peter's work on filming the videos, and for the afflictions of our team members who are away. What I see is almost like a cartoon. There were tons of golden keys, probably about 12 inches in size, and they were all flying single file into the property where our team was staying. When I prayed for the technical aspect of the filming, a key flew to where it was parallel alongside the video camera, and then adjusted its own size to match the camera and disappeared into it. For a second the camera took on a glow, like the key was possessing the camera and filling it with its power.

231. When I started praying for the health requests, I saw the keys fly to each of our loved ones there that were suffering, and the keys would cover the area of their body that was afflicted and heal it. The keys zapped the Enemy's little attacks.

232. And on and on the keys went throughout the property, keeping the bubble of protection strong, healing people, keeping the computers, the sound systems‚ and all the electrical things working. It was a really cool way for me to see the keys going to work in a visible way! (End of vision.)

233. (Spirit helper:) When you call on the keys, each one that you list, and for each person that you pray, a key is forged. There is a limitless supply of keys that can be made when the need arises and when you call upon the keys.

234. I am not the keeper of the keys, but I work in conjunction with our Lord to help create the keys and send them off to the job that they have been called for. That's why one of the key promises says that you can call on so many keys that the Enemy will be crushed under their weight. It's not just a cool phrase, but it's real. There can be so many keys put to work that he can't even get in; he'll be zapped before he hardly has a chance to think about causing trouble!

235. For every need there is a key‚ and for every job a key is tailor–made for your need and it goes to work immediately. The Enemy hates the keys, and he hates even more that you're putting them to use. Get him mad! Get him boiling mad by using the keys, by causing them to surround those who you are praying for, or whatever situation the Lord lays on your heart! They will work! (End of message.)

If the keys are all-powerful, why do we need spirit helpers?

236. (Question:) What is the relation between the keys and our spirit helpers? There has been a lot in the GNs over the past years about both, and it's gotten to the point where there's a lot to remember and to think about. It gets pretty confusing sometimes remembering what's what and who's who, having all these specific keys plus specific spirit helpers.

237. If the keys are totally, awesomely all-powerful, and can do everything and anything and contain all the power of Heaven and Earth, then why do we need spirit helpers? If we can just call on the keys for whatever we need, what's the purpose of having all these angels, spirits, departed saints, etc., working for us as well? Similarly, why do we need the key craft if the keys in themselves have all the power of God and of all the universe?

238. Are the keys indeed all-powerful? Or is there some "chemical reaction"—for lack of a better word—that requires us to have to use the keys as well as call on spirit helpers? What is the correlation between the two and how do they work together?

239. (Jesus: ) The keys of the Kingdom are indeed all-powerful—there is no greater force in the universe! All power in Heaven and Hell is given to the keys of the Kingdom. This power is sufficient in itself, but I have set up the dynamics of the spirit so that even within the spiritual realm I work through others—legions of angels and spiritual beings and entities. Why do I do this, when I obviously and undeniably have sufficient power in Myself?

240. Well, just as life on Earth is a process of learning and growth, so is the spiritual realm. Even the angels and spiritual beings and helpers I have given you are not only at your command, but they too are learning and growing in their areas of responsibility and power. That's what life is all about—life on Earth and life here within the spiritual realm.

241. This is one of the fundamental reasons why I have given you helpers to aid you in the spiritual warfare and to work alongside you in using key power and availing yourself of My spiritual weaponry for the warfare at hand and ahead. I've given you insight on your helpers‚ as well as encouraged you to call on their help, so that you can not only draw from their particular reservoir of power and expertise, but also to help you connect more personally to the spiritual realm, help you use the keys and your spiritual weapons better, help you be wiser and better connected to the spiritual in every way. What better way to do this than through getting to know your fellow workers and departed saints of the spiritual realm?

242. For instance, I could have just set things up with My Father so that We alone sat on the throne of Heaven and ran the universe ourselves, without the aid or help of angels, archangels, and other spiritual entities. We could have more or less had the monopoly on power. We certainly didn't need to have the help of others. We embody all power—the greatest power in existence. But still‚ even within the spiritual realm, My Father and I don't run a dictatorship. We counsel and reason together with others within our realm, We teamwork‚ so that Our perfect purpose is established.

243. This is generally how our power is manifested and deployed—through a specific chain of command within the spiritual realm, as your Father David taught you. This way the angels and spiritual beings learn and grow in the area of channeling and deploying their power through you on Earth. Earth is but the first learning and testing ground, but slowly and surely I want that line between the two realms to fade, as you become more one with the other side and your helpers.

244. So while, yes, the keys of the Kingdom—that three-in-one power—is definitely powerful enough to stand on its own, I still emphasize and continue to encourage you to avail yourselves of your helpers from the spiritual realm. You need them and they need you. By working toward knowing and forming a personal relationship with your helpers, you are slowly crossing over that line between the two worlds, and when you step over into this next world, you will be leaps and bounds ahead of others who have not formed that working and personal relationship with those of the spiritual realm. It's all part of your training as My elite. (End of message.)

How do we know when to call on the keys or our spirit helpers or both?

245. (Question:) When praying, how do we know whether we should call on the keys or on spirit helpers and spiritual warriors or both? Is it required to call on both? Or is it like the keys are essential and then the spirit helpers are more of a bonus? How does that work?

246. (Jesus:) In praying, you should of course always preface and begin your prayer by calling on the power of the keys‚ or somehow word your prayer so that the verbal action of calling on the keys or availing yourself of their power is included. That way, right from the start your prayer has power plus—right on target in using the best ammunition in existence—the keys.

247. As far as knowing when to call on your spiritual helpers and warriors, or if it's required to call on both: If I have made known to you a particular spiritual being to aid you in the spiritual warfare—such as Arcos, who is the heavenly warrior who specializes in defeating Apotheon—then you'll also want to avail yourself of his power in your prayer.—Absolutely. That's what they're there for. They are created and outfitted to specifically combat and conquer that particular demon—to complement the keys in defeating your spiritual adversaries.

248. Praying through the power of the keys is enough—especially if you don't know the names of My spiritual warriors who can fight for you in a particular area. But if you do know their names, it would behoove you to avail yourself of their help against their evil adversaries‚ the demons you're praying against—for example, calling for the help of Archer when rebuking Baal, or Boheme in fighting Bacchus. Or, if you don't know who to call on but you know you need help, you can pray a more general prayer, for instance: "Jesus, I call on the power of the keys of faith in helping me combat fear, and I avail myself of Your spiritual warriors in helping me defeat this enemy of faith and peace in my life." That's an example of calling on the keys and also calling on My helpers, even if you don't know details or specifics. (You should also take time as soon as you have the opportunity to ask Me who can specifically help you in this battle‚ so that you can call on them by name.)

249. So the keys are enough in themselves—they are sufficient to defeat and conquer. However, now that I have opened wide the door to the spiritual realm and shown you the volume of helpers and spiritual entities always available and at your command, you should try to keep this in mind in praying. Try to always include a line availing yourself of their power.

250. And most certainly, once I have revealed one of My specific warriors to you, employing their aid not only helps them learn, grow, and practice their combat skills against their spiritual adversaries, but in the overall scheme of things it always sets the Enemy back, because you have crossed the line between Earth and Spirit. You have broken through the veil, calling on one of Mine by name.—And there is great power in that crossing over and in being specific. The Enemy knows that the closer and more frequently you work with the spiritual realm and your helpers, the more of a setback it is to his plans and devices. You, My children of David, are the only ones with this wealth of privileged information and the additional power it gives you.

251. Also, as another side benefit, in getting to know these powerful spiritual warriors, it's a little like getting a personal trainer or coach. Not only do they know the game inside and out, but they can give you valuable personal instruction and insight on how you can fight that particular spiritual adversary in your life. They're aware of your strengths and weaknesses, and the more you avail yourself of their help and get in touch with them, the better and more effectively you'll be able to fight and conquer the Enemy's strongholds in your life. I've given you insight on your helpers‚ as well as encouraged you to call on their help, so that you can not only draw from their particular reservoir of power and expertise, but also to help you connect more personally to the spiritual realm, help you use the keys and your spiritual weapons better, help you be wiser and better connected to the spiritual in every way.

252. So that's another advantage of employing their help—along with the keys—in making your prayers completely power-packed and efficient. It's like filling out an order form for an item—the more specific you are in filling out all the details and particulars known to you, the more likely you'll be to get the wanted item on time and on target. (End of message.)

Do it with the keys!

[Note: Martin Burnham, 42, was a missionary pilot with New Tribes Mission in the Philippines. He and his wife Gracia were taken hostage by Muslim guerrillas in the southern Philippines, where they spent more than a year in captivity. Martin was killed during a rescue attempt by the Filipino military, and Gracia was rescued. See END 54, page 8.]

253. (Martin Burnham:) I wish to speak to you of the keys. You should see them from my perspective, from here in Heaven. It's a bit like there are incredible blue-colored doors in the spirit world that you have access to. All you have to do is claim one of the keys‚ and that particular door into the spirit world is open. I'm positive if you saw what I see you'd never hesitate to call on a key for any need.

254. It's just so neat! It's incredible! Marvelous! I sometimes think you children of David are so accustomed to the exciting, marvelous new revelations you receive through the Words of David that you take them for granted. But this is exciting! It's so absolutely thrilling!

255. Keep in mind, I served the Lord my entire life, and I never had these new weapons. I had good weapons; I had the ones that had been passed down by Christians throughout the ages. I had the Bible and faith and a desire to live and die for Jesus, as well as a love for souls. I was rich, very rich in the spirit! But with the wealth of the spirit at your disposal, you're so rich you make me look as if I was a pauper! But I was rich! So what does that mean? It means you are filthy rich! Well, it's not filth; it's spiritual and clean and beautiful and fabulous. The point is, you are incredibly wealthy!

256. Do you get it? Do you really truly get it? I don't think so. I hardly see any of the children of David hanging on to and claiming the keys like you ought to. Imagine‚ every time you claim a key, a door into the spirit world is flung open. For example, you claim the key of healing, and right away a beautiful blue door opens into the spirit world and healing rays pour out. It's so simple, and yet so incredibly powerful!

257. And these rays aren't dispersed or diffused so that by the time they reach you they're weakened. No, they go right down in full measure to the person claiming them, or to the person you claim them for. The Devil and his puny little demons can't fight them off. That's the wonderful promise. You have been given the keys of Heaven! You've got them. Use them!

258. But you don't get it. Even those of you who claim these keys often wonder, "Will it really happen? Will the answer really come by just claiming a key?" Yes! Yes! It will!

259. That power comes out of Heaven‚ and you can take part in it just as if you lived in Heaven. So why don't you get fully healed? Why are there still aches and pains? Why is there sometimes only grace to rise above?

260. Because Heaven's power comes forth with Heaven's wisdom. It doesn't come forth in earthly wisdom. Earthly wisdom says, "If I hurt, I need something to heal me right away and make me instantly better." Heaven's wisdom says, "If you hurt, you need something to help you rise above—sometimes to heal you completely, other times to not heal you completely so you can continue to gain the great spiritual benefits from that pain. But for sure you'll receive all the power of Heaven and you can then rise above the pain."

261. Jesus didn't get delivered from dying on the cross because He claimed the keys. Instead He was given the "rise above" type of grace needed‚ and He was given that in abundance.

262. Claim the keys! Claim them! Let Jesus make you the far-out missionaries that He wants and needs you to be. Don't just get by and do a little here and a little there like I did. I did a great work, and I am honored for it. But you can do so much more! Please do it! And do it by claiming and holding on to and fighting with the keys! (End of message.)

(From Xn 29:)

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