Spring 2006
The Glory That Brings The Spirit of Repentance
Wade E Taylor

Many years ago, during a visitation from the Lord, I received a specific word concerning my ministry and purpose in life. This word had to do with “The preparation of a people for the end-time purposes of the Lord.”

This “word” said that I was to speak a message about the end-time, and that I was to keep repeating it. Basically, this is what I have been doing – speaking and writing a message about the preparation of a people to be equipped and made ready for the end-times.

How the Lord is going to close out the Church Age and establish His Millennial Kingdom is not the important thing, as He will do all this in His own way, when the time comes. The important thing is for us to “be ready” to enter into our part with Him in all this, and we have this opportunity today.

I always thank the Lord for the manifestation of His presence, both to me personally and in the meetings that I have, as I believe that this is very important. The manifestation of His presence being released in our midst can be compared to a magnetic field. When a magnet is placed near iron fillings, they begin to move into a pattern. So also with us. In His presence, we move into an alignment with the Lord in which we can begin to function with Him in the outworking of His end-time plan and purpose.

As an “effect” of His presence, our whole being, singularly and corporately, begins to come into an alignment with the heavenly. We become more aware and sensitive to the Lord, and to the spiritual realm.

II Corinthians 3:18 tells us that we are changed from “glory to glory,” not from “repentance to repentance.” Thus, the manifestation of His presence in our meetings is of tremendous importance.

“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.”

I have been in meetings where the minister said that we should not be getting blessed, but rather, we should be weeping and repenting. But this is not possible.(Note: Wade has always had a great aversion to Alter Calls, preachers preaching Hellfire and against Sin, and if it is possibleWade has been even more sensitive about prophecy and prophetic ministry declaring Sin in a congregation. This Aversion of his has always been point of disobediance in his personal life and ministry. The words: repent, repentence, judge, judging and judgment, are written hundreds of times in the OT and NT. In the NT these words are spoken frequently by Christ Himself. And not in any NT passage is The Manifest Presence of God mentioned in conjuction with men or churches repenting. One can not lineout or alter the words and commandments of Jesus Christ regardless of what one's personal comfort levels may be. --Editor.) If I were to say now, “Let us all repent,” we could not truly do so. We could say many religious things, and make promises we could not keep, but true repentance has to be “given.” This has happened in the beginnings of all past visitations.

True repentance comes from our being in the “presence of the Lord.” It takes the manifestation of the presence of the Lord to release the “Spirit of Repentance.” As we behold - as in a glass (mirror) the Glory of the Lord, we see ourselves as we truly are, and only then can we repent. We first need the glory, so we can repent. As we repent, we come into an even greater manifestation of glory, and we are changed further – from “glory to glory.”

As we pray for visitation, we should be praying for a greater manifestation of the presence of the Lord in our meetings, which will produce true repentance, and lead us into the visitation that we desire.

(Note also: The Lord's Prayer is a prayer of Lack and Repentence similarly the advice to Christ is as to their Lack and their need for repentence.)

Our Father, (Note here the plurality in the prayer not my Father but OUR Father -- The our here is where ever two or three are gathered in My Name. The primary interpretataion of the two is always the wife and husband. Go in thy closet in the Greek is bed chamber or bed closet, and the praying in secret includes praying with your wife in secret.)

Who art in Heaven (Why? Originally He dwelled with Adam 24/7 but because of sin and corruption God was driven farther away from men, and even Israel until He now dwells in heaven.)

Hallowed be Thy name (Rather than this being where one breaks into worship and praise -- This is a statement of God's utter Holiness, His name and Nature are Holy -- and we are not hence our seperation from God.)

Thy Kingdom Come (It is not here no matter what men teach and preach)

 

Thy Will be done in earth as it is in heaven (This is a cry to so hear God's voice hear on earth as it is heard in heaven and it is a call of repentence from our wicked ways unto a full and unquestioning obedience to all of the words and commandments of God and Jesus Christ. -- This is a complete surrender of our desires will and wants and a taking of His desires will and wants and making them our own, in our life in our household, and in our community.)

 

Give us this day our daily bread (This is for those who have made themselves truly His disciples a prayer for our daily needs, food, clothing, shelter, divine guidance, as well as our spiritual nourishment, but this provision comes with a price our our heartfelt true repentence.

 

As we forgive those who tresspass against us (The primary interpretation here of US is always the husband and wife -- and the lack of repentence and forgiveness between the two will hinder one's prayers -- the hinderence is of receiving ones daily bread from the Father. God fully expects that you are seeking to make your household on earth as God's household is in heaven, and as He sees all your needs you are to likewise so care and see to the needs of your wife spiritually, and phyisically and if these are not in order -- God will withhold from you as you withhold from each other. Paul writes of this defraud not one another.)

 

And lead us not into temptation (This is not a statement of our control over our lives but a statement that our hearts being corrupt -- please lead us not into evil lest we fall.)

 

But deliver us from evil. (This is not a statement of our being able to heal and deliver ourselves from all evil by casting it out -- this is a statement of our being sps, spared -- from what His just judgment -- as we are repenting and changing day by day as we pray this and learn of Him.)

 

For Thine is the Kingdom (The Kingdom is not mine or ours no matter what men teach and preach -- it is Thine Alone.

 

And the Power (The Power of God is not mine or ours no matter what men teach and preach -- it is Thine Alone.)

 

And the Glory (The Glory of God is not mine or ours no matter what men teach or preach -- it is Thine Alone

 

Forever and ever (It always was, always is and will always be Yours Alone.

 

Amen. (We call the amen here worship and submission to all that has been prayed here.

 

The Lord's prayer is a prayer of our lack, our need and dependence on Him for everything like the children in the wilderness. And our daily repentence, daily reaching out, daily forgiveness, daily making ourselves and our household on earth as it is in heaven. The Lord's prayer is a cup empty prayer -- whereas the prayer of our flesh is a cup full prayer.