{"id":4179,"date":"2020-05-11T14:37:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-11T19:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=4179"},"modified":"2020-05-11T16:00:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T21:00:05","slug":"prophetic-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2020\/05\/11\/prophetic-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Prophetic Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4180\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-under-his-wings-jennifer-page-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-under-his-wings-jennifer-page-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-under-his-wings-jennifer-page-700x550.jpg 700w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-under-his-wings-jennifer-page-768x603.jpg 768w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-under-his-wings-jennifer-page-800x628.jpg 800w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-under-his-wings-jennifer-page.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> Art by: Jennifer Page<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">I\u2019m dedicating this poem to a very good friend and prayer warrior, of mine, Barbara Fraga. Barbara&#8217;s sister passed away on May 4, 2020. Her son sent an obituary and in it he called his mother a<em> Prophetic Champion<\/em>, she was a true witness for Jesus. When I read the obit, I was inspired to write this poem!<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"display: inline !important; float: none; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; cursor: text; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,'Helvetica Neue',sans-serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;\">What does it mean to be a \u201cProphetic Champion?\u201d<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Filled with the Holy Ghost and Fire, following Jesus; our only desire<br \/>\nTo please the one who rescued, set free, broke chains, mended hearts, commissioned to go and tell the good news, you boldly refuse, the enemies advances\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">We are His Prophetic Champions<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Retreating to the secret place, away from the crowd, our soul makes haste, to abide under the shadow of the Almighty\u2026obedient to the call\u2026and there, regain our strength and grace\u2026<br \/>\nWe bow our head and seek His face\u2026restored and transformed by his loving embrace,<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">We are comforted and protected, beneath our father\u2019s wings&#8230;<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\">Hear a mighty shout! As he begins to sing, a song of remembering\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Rest, dearly beloved, take time to heal; be still. Yes, rest for just awhile. <\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The war never ceases\u2026<\/em><br \/>\n<em>But my love increases, and here, is where the Prophetic Champions are restored. To regain perspective, of why they fight on this battlefield\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Do not yield to demon forces, or rulers in the high places\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Made low, you send a tremendous blow, to the evil they throw as your shield of faith deflects the woe, of those who dare to side with this foe\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Into the heat of the battlefield I send you now, prepared and refreshed by Holy Ghost and Fire\u2026stand true, and march, it is I, who, fights for you\u2026Take up your sword do not be passive, and do not look unto the masses. Ten thousand of my Angel armies are by your side\u2026I Am the Lord; I Am with you in this fight!!<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Now is the time to hold your ground, by my peace and my joy, strength is found\u2026pray and obey and you will receive a crown, of life\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>For generations have come and generations have gone\u2026but my saints live and will not die\u2026there is no room for doubt or fears\u2026The ancient of days is loyal and fierce\u2026battles won, Victory is sung\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>He who saves his life will lose it and he who loses his life for my sake will save it\u2026<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Take captive every thought. The reward is greater than what you\u2019ve fought\u2026for you are My Prophetic Champions\u2026now and forever more!!<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill May 11, 2020<\/h6>\n<p><strong><em>Isaiah 43:1-2 The Passion Translation (TPT)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Promise of Restoration<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>43\u00a0Now, this is what Yahweh says:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cListen, Jacob, to the One who created you,<br \/>\nIsrael, to the one who shaped who you are.<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2043:1-2&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-4186a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup><br \/>\nDo not fear,<br \/>\nfor I, your Kinsman-Redeemer, will rescue you.<br \/>\nI have called you by name, and you are mine.<br \/>\n<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>When you pass through<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2043:1-2&amp;version=TPT#fen-TPT-4187b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup> the deep, stormy sea,<br \/>\nyou can count on me to be there with you.<br \/>\nWhen you pass through raging rivers,<br \/>\nYou will not drown.<br \/>\nWhen you walk through persecution like fiery flames,<br \/>\nyou will not be burned;<br \/>\nthe flames will not harm you,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Footnotes:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2043:1-2&amp;version=TPT#en-TPT-4186\">Isaiah 43:1<\/a> Jacob was created, but Israel was formed. God forms (transforms) Jacob into Israel. God is seen here as the one who changes the nature of man. See Gen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Gen.32.28&amp;version=TPT\">32:28<\/a>.<\/em><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Isaiah%2043:1-2&amp;version=TPT#en-TPT-4187\">Isaiah 43:2<\/a> God\u2019s method of deliverance is often not \u201cout of\u201d but \u201cthrough.\u201d His presence as we go through difficulties becomes our deliverance. See Ps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ps.23.4&amp;version=TPT\">23:4<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art by: Jennifer Page I\u2019m dedicating this poem to a very good friend and prayer warrior, of mine, Barbara Fraga. Barbara&#8217;s sister passed away on May 4, 2020. Her son sent an obituary and in it he called his mother a Prophetic Champion, she was a true witness for Jesus. 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