Recently, the LORD completely surprised me with this: “Wear your Ephod when you pray to Me!”
So before I went any further, I did a little digging about an Ephod.
An Ephod is a breastplate-type of apron originally only worn by the chief priest, but later worn by other priests and by kings.
It is a vestment of authority which we, as kings and priests, also now have permission to wear when we come before the LORD.
“So, what’s the ‘thinking’ behind this LORD?”
I asked in this manner because this is completely new to me. It’s new to me, but I knew it was of great importance to the LORD.
“It’s time for My Ekklesia to take their rightful place before Me!” said the LORD.
“From My perspective, you have, for the most part, barely scratched the surface of what is available to you, and you have barely used any of your real authority that I’ve already given you!
Originally, only the high priest could enter My Presence, and even then, only once a year.
He wore an Ephod to honour Me and to signify his ‘privilege’ to enter the Holy of Holies. Later, as a sign for you, I allowed other priests and occasionally kings to enter My Presence, but even then, they too wore an Ephod.
Again, the Ephod was a ‘badge of authority’ allowing them access.’”
The LORD led me to His Word in 2 Samuel 6,
“Then David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was wearing a linen Ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet.” 2 Samuel 6:14-15.
He paused before continuing.
“When My Son gave His life for you, I rent the temple curtain as a sign that you too could come into My Presence — freely and without restriction!
Now, I AM opening a door of Royal Priestly Access to you — but you must spiritually wear an Ephod to do so!”
At this point, the LORD took me to the Book of Revelation,
“Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood, and has made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.” Revelation 1:5-6
Then the LORD continued.
“Most of you have never before taken your place as kings or priests of the Order of Melchizedek, but the situation in which you find yourselves today cries out, for those with the authority to do so, for you to come before me in the role I always intended for you to have, and to intercede with authority before Me!
Use all that I have already given you (Ephesians 6:11-19), and ask Me to lay My Ephod, the Capstone of Your Authority, upon you.
Then start making your declarations and decrees before Me!”
Once again, the LORD took me to His Word in Job 22,
“You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways.” Job 22:28.
For a moment, the LORD laid upon me His Ephod.
I cannot describe the feeling, the weight, the Presence of God in that short moment, but I cried out, like Isaiah before me, “I am not worthy. I am a man of unclean lips!” and the LORD removed it again.
He said, “To whom this is given, I will make worthy and I will make Holy.
It is given to help and guide your prayers, and I will have Legions of Angels attentive to the prayers of My intercessors!”
I am once more amazed that the LORD would use me for such a message in this season.
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the [a]wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints — and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,” Ephesians 6:11-19.
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