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Connecting with The Spirit of Grace to Move Mountains!

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By Vince Viozzi – 02/09/19

As I was doing my daily bible reading this morning (Saturday 02/09/19) I read this very familiar scripture.

Zechariah 4:6-7 (NKJV) 6 So he answered and said to me:

“This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. 7 ‘Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” ’

My attention was drawn to the words, “With shouts of “Grace, grace to it!” 

That’s Double Grace available to move mountains!

We who understand that the Christian life has its encounters with many spiritual mountains, which try to stand in our way, often resort to spiritual warfare when dealing with these mountains. And we recall the words of Jesus who said,

Matthew 21:21-22 (NKJV) 21 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. 22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

So we begin speaking and commanding the mountains to be removed in Jesus name! While this is not entirely wrong, as I was reading the Prophet Zechariah, I saw that the Lord told him to shout to the mountain “Grace, grace”!  

What is Grace?

Both biblical languages bring out the idea of having favor with God! And this favor is shown to us as God’s influence upon our hearts and then it is reflected in our lives. In other words, those around us, including the spirit realm, can see that we have God’s favor on us because it is reflected in our lives. They see the reflection of Jesus in us and act or react accordingly! This is the source of our influence upon the world around us! It is God’s grace upon our hearts and lives!

The Hebrew meaning is this:

grace, chen (chayn); Strong’s #2580: Favor, grace, graciousness, kindness, beauty, pleasantness, charm, attractiveness, loveliness, affectionate regard. The root chanan means “to act graciously or mercifully toward someone; to be compassionate, to be favorably inclined.”  Nelson, Thomas. NKJV, New Spirit-Filled Life Bible, eBook: Kingdom Equipping Through the Power of the Word . Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

And the Greek meaning is this:

g5485. χάρις charis; from 5463; graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude): — acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy).

The Spirit of Grace

One of the references to the Holy Spirit is found in Hebrews 10:29 and He is referred to as “the Spirit of Grace!” This passage actually says that we can insult the Spirit of grace! Heb. 10:29 (NKJV) “… and insulted the Spirit of grace?” Thus, it is possible to actually insult the Holy Spirit and to break His connection to us which gives us the influential favor of God to speak to the mountains in our lives and to reveal to them that we are standing in favor with God and that favor gives us the place as sons and daughters of God to command them to be removed from our lives as we endeavor to enact His “will on earth as it is in heaven!” This is what Jesus did as “The Son of Man!” WOW!

Non-condemning Introspection

How do we know if we have insulted the Spirit of grace? We do so by asking the Spirit to show us if we have, and then repenting of anything He does show us. In Christ, as those who are endeavoring to walk by faith and in the Spirit, we are told by scripture to examine ourselves and to repent of missing the mark of God’s best in our lives. (see 2 Cor. 13:5-6) However, we also need to be aware that the enemy of our souls is right there, and he desires to place us under guilt and condemnation for being a sinner. In Romans 8:1 it says that there is no condemnation that we are to walk under if we are endeavoring in our hearts to walk in the Spirit and to not fulfill the lust of the flesh. God had the Apostle Paul write this to the people of God! And the Same God had the Apostle John write this in 1 John 1:8-10 (NKJV),

“8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.”

Reconnecting & Walking Together

Knowing this, God has already put into place a way, Jesus The Way, to deal with our sins that might be insulting the Spirit of grace, and to cleanse us from them! God is Good! He knows what we are going to do before we do it. That’s why Abraham told Isaac, in Genesis 22:8 (NKJV),

8 And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.

Did you notice the end of that verse? “So the two of them went together!” When we acknowledge and confess our sins to God, then He is faithful to forgive us and to cleanse us and to restore us to right relationship! How awesome is our God!

Restored Grace!

Once we have gone through the non-condemning repentance and get back into right relationship with the Father, we are now walking together with our loving Father, and the Spirit of grace is once again active in our lives. We are restored in partnership with the King of Heaven! Grace has not only been restored but it has been re-enacted or re-initialized in us as sons and daughters of the Most High God! We are not on our own any longer, and together, God working in us and through us, we can shout to the mountains in our lives and let them know that we are highly favored by God and they have to move!

Mark 16:19-20 (NKJV) 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

A Final Prayer

Let’s pray together as we reflect upon this teaching.

Heavenly Father, I come humbly before you and I ask you to reveal to my heart and mind if there is anything that I have done to insult you. Please show me any sins in my life that I need to confess and repent of so that I can be restored in Your grace. I do not want to hurt You, Father, nor do I want to insult Your Spirit in any way, so I say right now, that I am sorry for these things that You are revealing to me, and I am endeavoring to repent and change so that I may walk together with You and Your Spirit of grace. I thank you for Your grace that I need to continue to walk free from sin and to be in partnership with You so that I can be an agent of grace in the earth for Your glory and honor. Thank You that You are faithful and just even when I am not. I receive Your loving forgiveness and re-invite You to come back into my life so that I can be all that You want me to be! In Jesus name I pray! Amen

Now go get ‘em!

You are awesome and you are loved!

Vince Viozzi

vvministries@outlook.com

http://vinceviozziministries.com

Endure by Hope & Faith!

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Hebrews 10:34-38 (NKJV) “… knowing that you have a better and an enduring possession for yourselves in heaven. 35 Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. 36 For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise: 37 “For yet a little while, And He who is coming will come and will not tarry.  38 Now the just shall live by faith;…”

When I read this scripture passage this morning I felt inspired to encourage those of you who may be going through some really hard issues! These verses are in Hebrews chapter 10, which precedes the “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews chapter 11.

How did these people of great faith get to the “Hall of Faith?” They got there by holding on through the winds and the storms! They kept their eyes on Jesus through the trials and testing’s! Instead of bailing ship, they lowered their anchors of hope, which secured them in the bedrock of faith, and held on tight through the storms.

Hebrews 6:17-20 (NKJV) 17 Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, 18 that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us. 19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which enters the Presence behind the veil, 20 where the forerunner has entered for us, even Jesus, having become High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

If you are struggling and under the attacks of the enemy, or just with life issues in general, I want to remind you that it IMPOSSIBLE for God to lie! His promises to you will come to pass! He will either take you through, or see you through it! Both of these are promises of God! (See Hebrews 11:38 – 40) He will be the strength and refuge that you need Him to be, and He will hold you up when you cannot stand on your own! When answers don’t come as expected in this life then we have heaven to look forward to! Put your hope in God! This life is only a temporary pit stop!

This kind of hope brings the presence of God to you in the midst of your trials and tribulations and takes you behind the veil, into His secret place, where you are safe and sound! Jesus told His disciples many times, “Do not be afraid!” In essence He was saying, I’ve got your back at all times in every situation! I Am your safe place!

For more encouragement from the Word read Psalm 91!

Abundant Life Blessings!

Vince

vvministries@outlook.com

http://www.vinceviozziministries.com

2019 – The Great Tug of War!

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A Year of Tension, Transition, & Victory!

By Vince Viozzi – 01/05/19 – 01/22/19

First, I want to be open and honest. I presented this word to our church leadership with a few other items that I felt were for the church specifically. But as I continued to sit and meditate on it, I keep feeling the Spirit’s nudge to apply it to a much broader audience. So, in obedience to the Lord, I have sat down to edit it and present it on a much more global scenario.

I sense that the upcoming year will be both rewarding and challenging at the same time, Individually, Nationally & Globally. Leave it to God to combine two extremes into the upcoming season! The challenges will both build strength and also encroach on the enemy’s territory! Also, the rewards that will result from these challenges will bring about a sense of Joy and Peace as we see God come forward at the end of 2019 to be crowned “The Victor!”

Vision of Drawing Water from a Well

I had a vision of someone drawing water out of a well and the bucket was full, water was splashing out the top as it was being pulled up. There was a lot of tension on the rope and something was on the other end trying to pull it back down. Then I had this verse come to mind:

Isaiah 12:3 (NKJV) “3 Therefore with joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.”

As we are aware, the enemy is always trying to stop or hinder that which we are doing by the Spirit’s leading! The word victory implies that a battle has taken place. I sense that at the end of 2019 there will a Great Victory for the Kingdom of God, however, it will not come without a “tug of war” between God’s chosen one’s and the enemy’s agents of darkness! 

2019 – A Season Of Tension & Transition

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 “To everything there is a season.”

This is a description of seasons with opposites being listed in the verses.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-3 (NKJV) 1 To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven: 2 A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck what is planted; 3 A time to kill, And a time to heal;A time to break down, And a time to build up;”

So, I feel the Lord saying …

2019 will be a year of Challenge and Change (for the better) – Struggle and Strengthening – Repositioning and Rest – Conflict and Congratulations – Protest and Peace – Wounding and Wisdom – Reprimands and Rewards!

On one end: Challenge, Struggle, Repositioning, Conflict, Protest, Wounding, and Reprimands. The Start of 2019 is bumpy already and will continue to be for a number of months.

On the other end: Change, Strengthening, Rest, Congratulations, Peace, Wisdom, and Rewards! The end of 2019 will be a reaping of great rewards!

The side with the seemingly negative characteristics will all be covered by the grace and love of God, because, 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 (NKJV) 14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. 15 For we are to God the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing. (Opposites again)

I feel that Humility is a key component for us during this season.

James 4:10 (NKJV) “10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.”

*So, starting the year with fasting and prayer is great proactive way to go into this transitional year with Humility as our posture!

The Freedom to make Mistakes

The Freedom to make mistakes and learn from them is going to be a banner over us during this season. And since Song of Songs 2:4 (NKJV) says, 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.

All throughout the course of this year any mistakes made in this learning process will already be cloaked in the “Banner of Love” and result in…

Great Rewards from walking in the Fear of The Lord- 

Psalms 19:9-12 (NKJV) 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, Yea, than much fine gold; Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults.


SOS 2:4 = Destination “Banqueting house!”

SOS 2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.

I woke up this morning (01/05/19) with these lyrics going through my mind from an old Barry Manilow song – “Looks like we made it, left each other on the way to another love!”

I didn’t know that they were going to be prophetic until now. Please allow me to explain.

As I was finishing this word up, they came back to me again! Because I really feel this to be true…

At the end of 2019 we will prevail and God will prevail!

Please do not take this word as a word of rebuke for it is not! Neither as a word of discouragement, for it is intended to be a word of encouragement to take us through this next year! Every trial and tribulation we go through, every challenging lesson we have to navigate though will only be for our good to bring us to a place of Victory!

“Looks Like we made it” = I feel that The Lord is impressing me that in the Kingdom of God we WILL make it to where He is taking us!

Make it where?

“Left each other on the way to another love!” – We will make it to the next level of the love of God.  As we experience what He is teaching us this year and learn wisdom from those transitional lessons I believe with all my heart that the destination will be reached!  The enemy will be defeated and we will all be crowned Victors!

We’re About to Enter Warp Speed in The Spirit Realm!

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Follow Me into the Acceleration Zone!

By Vince Viozzi – 12/03/18 to 12/22/18

Acceleration for Redeeming the Time

We have been hearing the theme repeatedly about this being a season of Acceleration. Repetition is a one of God’s ways to tell us that He is trying to get us to really listen and understand what He is saying!

So I began to ask the Lord what is the purpose of this Acceleration? Lord, Why are You emphasizing this particular issue over and over again? What is it that You are trying to accomplish with this season of Acceleration?

God doesn’t do anything haphazardly. He always moves with Wise Intentionality and Eternal Purpose! He has a plan and a purpose for everything He is doing. He is trying to accomplish and establish something that will set the stage for the following seasons.

Revival and Reformation have a purpose! They are not just for us to get Giggles and Goosebumps! Their divine purpose is to Redeem as much as possible while the opportunity is available to do so! Redemption and Reconciliation to God are the underlying theme of all that Jesus came to do! He wants to Reconcile the world to Himself and to Redeem – to Re-obtain / Regain ownership of – that which was handed over to His Adversary!

So, Here is what I feel the Lord is revealing to me.


Col. 4:5 (NKJV) 5 Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside,  
redeeming the time.

Eph. 5:15-17 (NKJV) 15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise,
16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Revelation 2:17 (NKJV) 17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat….”

The Time is Short

1 Corinthians 7:29-31 (NKJV) 29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short,                …For the form of this world is passing away.

Unfortunately, Many Christians still don’t perceive that which is happening at this season of time. The political situation in America, and the world, was given to us for a Divine purpose! We did not deserve it. We were shown great mercy and given a divine opportunity to be game changers and world changers for the purposes of God’s Kingdom! Because discernment is so lacking in believers they get side tracked by sideline issues and do not comprehend what it is that God is really after here. Simply put, He is trying to redeem every man, woman, and child on the earth! He wants every soul! No one left behind!

The problem that exists is this; not everyone is on God’s team! It is a sad thing that there are evil people who will not repent! And even sadder still, there are some of those who are extremely evil and they are doing everything in their own power to hinder all that God desires to do! So when we are given an opportunity that will allow for a vast number of souls to be led into God’s Kingdom, then we need to do as much as possible, as quickly as possible, in order to reap the greatest harvest that this season can produce!

The Acceleration Zone!

The speed of Sound is the distance travelled per unit time by a sound wave as it propagates through an elastic medium. At 20 °C, the speed of sound in air is about 343 metres per second, or a kilometre in 2.9 s or a mile in 4.7 s. It depends strongly on temperature…. (Wikipedia)

(Temperature can represent for us a type of the spiritual climate we are in!)

When man was finally able to BREAKTHROUGH the sound barrier the result was the ability to fly at a much higher velocity than ever before and to get to places much faster than before and to accomplish more in a shorter amount of time than ever before! Hence – A Zone of Acceleration!!!

The Speed of Light:

“Put simply, light moves at incredible speeds and is the fastest moving thing in the Universe. Its speed is considered a constant and an unbreakable barrier, and is used as a means of measuring distance. But just how fast does it travel?

Speed of Light (c): Light travels at a constant speed of 1,079,252,848.8 (1.07 billion) km per hour. That works out to 299,792,458 m/s, or about 670,616,629 mph (miles per hour). To put that in perspective, if you could travel at the speed of light, you would be able to circumnavigate the globe approximately seven and a half times in one second. Meanwhile, a person flying at an average speed of about 800 km/h (500 mph), would take over 50 hours to circle the planet just once. (https://www.universetoday.com/)”

An even greater Zone of Acceleration!

Warp Speed! (Scotty :))

For those of us who are intrigued with the incredible insights that Gene Rodenberry had when he created the television series “Star Trek”, the question that Captain Kirk would keep asking chief Engineer “Scotty” was, “Mr. Scott, Can you give me Warp…?” something? 5, 6, 7?

Warp speed was considered to be traveling at the speed of light or faster! Each increase in the Warp Factor was to represent a multiplied factor of traveling faster than the speed of light.

It is interesting that the first words of God creating this realm of existence were, “Let there be light!” (Gen. 1:3)

Fast Forward to Jesus:  And the Apostle John Said this in John 1:1-9 (NKJV) “1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.”

And the Prophet Isaiah said this,

Isaiah 9:2 (NKJV) 2”The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined.”

The Light Factor!

The Light Factor!

This may be getting kind of technical for some, but here is the bottom line of the “Light Factor”:

Light “… moves at incredible speeds and is the fastest moving thing in the Universe. Its speed is considered a constant and an unbreakable barrier, and is used as a means of measuring distance.  (See Above – Redeeming the Time)

I hear the Lord Saying to His People:

“Warp Speed” My people! It is time to move faster than ever before to accomplish My purposes!

(Matthew 5:14-16 (NKJV) 14) “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.”

You are an unbreakable barrier and will go great distances and enter into realms that have yet to be seen by My people! For My “suddenlies” are upon you and also times of quick transitions.

The Joseph’s are being Released!

Genesis 41:14 (NKJV) 14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out  (Suddenly!) of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh.

Many of MY Joseph’s who have borne the trials and tribulations of the prisons are poised to become great leaders in MY kingdom! Great assignments await you! And with those assignments are great anointing’s! The likes you have not felt before!

Accelerated Assignments & Quick Transitions!

Jesus didn’t allow Himself to be lead by needs or popular opinion. Many times He moved to another assignment quickly because He saw the Father doing something else somewhere else through Him!

Luke 4:42-43 (NKJV) 42 Now when it was day, He departed and went into a deserted place. And the crowd sought Him and came to Him, and tried to keep Him from leaving them; 43 but He said to them, “I must preach the kingdom of God to the other cities also, because for this purpose I have been sent.”

This happened to Paul as well in a different way.

Acts 22:17-21 (NKJV) 17 “Now it happened, when I returned to Jerusalem and was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance 18 and saw Him saying to me, Make haste and get out of Jerusalem quickly, for they will not receive your testimony concerning Me.’ 19 So I said, ‘Lord, they know that in every synagogue I imprisoned and beat those who believe on You. 20 And when the blood of Your martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by consenting to his death, and guarding the clothes of those who were killing him.’ 21 Then He said to me, ‘Depart, for I will send you far from here to the Gentiles.’ ”

Whatever the catalyst, the destination is the key.

There are places to go and people to be reached with the gospel! Do not set your eyes on the catalyst, but rather set your eyes on the joy set before you and preach My word wherever you go! What you do, do it quickly for some of you will move from here to there on various assignments before settling back down in one place again. Lay up treasures for yourselves in heaven and come follow Me into the Acceleration Zone!

Get Grounded!

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As we go into this week I feel to encourage us all to press into God’s presence in a more focused and intentional way! God is always there, but we are not always seeking and pressing in to find His Secret Place.

I also feel to encourage the Millennials to start getting into God’s Word as never before! Without a good foundation of God’s Word in your life you will have open doors to deception. Many people today use the words “I Think” too freely. Let me lovingly say this… It isn’t really about what we think, but rather about what God says in His Word as Absolute Truth! Yes there is such a thing as Absolute Truth! He who made us has the right to dictate to us what is truth and what are lies. What will help you and what will be a hinderance to you in life!

Get grounded in the Bible! Read it! Study it! Commit it Memory! This will become a shield of protection around your mind to help keep you from listening to lies and deception!

Pursue God and Pursue His truth and His Ways! They are what leads us into Victorious living and Freedom!

Jesus Loves You more than you can know!

Abundant Life Blessings! 😁