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“The people who know their god shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” Daniel 11:32 lent to one year of wages. When she did this every- one around her began to criticize her. Notice, that when you begin to live this way, people who don’t have an intimate relationship with God will begin to criticize your worship. Jesus said to everyone around her, leave her alone because she has done something awesome for Me! This lady did something very radical. Radical times demand radical actions! Her radical action reflected that she had seen into the death, burial and resur- rection of Jesus Christ before Jesus went to the Cross. By her action, she showed that she had seen something that everyone in that place including the disciples didn’t know about. This lady had foresight into the finished work of Jesus at the Cross. Because of her foresight, she brought HER ALL to Jesus knowing that Jesus, by the finished work of His Cross, would provide for her for the rest of her life. The first thing we see here is that the finished work of the Cross has provided for everything we need that pertains to life and Godliness. Life and Godli- ness are reflections of both material and spiritual things. 2 Peter. 1:3 says, “… as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and god- liness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue…” Often I wonder if there are any Jesus worshipers like this woman around anymore – people who are willing to give their all, their future, everything that is most valuable to them to Jesus and for Jesus. I confidently believe that this kind of uninhibited worship brings Jesus on the scene in your life, because it is your faith in action. In Mark 14:3-9, we read the story of the woman who broke her alabaster jar of very costly value on the head of Jesus. “And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. 4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarius and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply. 6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. 7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. 8 She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.” Notice what this lady did! It was of such significance that it went on record in both heaven and earth. As I pondered on this, I recognized that this type of faith action is not just limited to only this lady. When we worship God at this level, things will begin to shift in our lives as. This lady brought an offering equiva- Vol. 12 / Issue 5 by KAMRAN KARIMI Stepping Into Your Destiny. the Voice of Equipping nationals Reshaping Cultures Establishing freedom FREEd M RECENTLY, I travelled to Quito, Ecuador. While I was there, the Lord gave me a timely word for the Body of Christ. I believe it is a NOW word for you as well. We all have a destiny, designed for and bestowed upon us by God Himself. I want to show you, what I believe to be some keys to stepping into the specific destiny God has for you.

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“ T h e p e o p l e w h o k n ow t h e i r g o d s h a l l b e s t ro n g , a n d c a r ry o u t g r e at e x p lo i t s . ” Da n i e l 1 1 : 3 2

lent to one year of wages. When she did this every-one around her began to criticize her. Notice, that when you begin to live this way, people who don’t have an intimate relationship with God will begin to criticize your worship. Jesus said to everyone around her, leave her alone because she has done something awesome for Me!

This lady did something very radical. Radical times demand radical actions! Her radical action reflected that she had seen into the death, burial and resur-rection of Jesus Christ before Jesus went to the Cross. By her action, she showed that she had seen something that everyone in that place including the disciples didn’t know about. This lady had foresight into the finished work of Jesus at the Cross. Because of her foresight, she brought HER ALL to Jesus knowing that Jesus, by the finished work of His Cross, would provide for her for the rest of her life.

The first thing we see here is that the finished work of the Cross has provided for everything we need that pertains to life and Godliness. Life and Godli-ness are reflections of both material and spiritual things.

2 Peter. 1:3 says, “… as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and god-liness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue…”

Often I wonder if there are any Jesus worshipers like this woman around anymore – people who are willing to give their all, their future, everything that is most valuable to them to Jesus and for Jesus. I confidently believe that this kind of uninhibited worship brings Jesus on the scene in your life, because it is your faith in action.

In Mark 14:3-9, we read the story of the woman who broke her alabaster jar of very costly value on the head of Jesus.

“And being in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, as He sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster flask of very costly oil of spikenard. Then she broke the flask and poured it on His head. 4 But there were some who were indignant among themselves, and said, “Why was this fragrant oil wasted? 5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred denarius and given to the poor.” And they criticized her sharply. 6 But Jesus said, “Let her alone. Why do you trouble her? She has done a good work for Me. 7 For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always. 8 She has done what she could. She has come beforehand to anoint My body for burial. 9 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Notice what this lady did! It was of such significance that it went on record in both heaven and earth. As I pondered on this, I recognized that this type of faith action is not just limited to only this lady. When we worship God at this level, things will begin to shift in our lives as. This lady brought an offering equiva-

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RECENTLY, I travelled to Quito, Ecuador. While I was there, the Lord gave me a timely word for the Body of Christ. I believe it is a NOW word for you as well. We all have a destiny, designed for and bestowed upon us by God Himself. I want to show you, what I believe to be some keys to stepping into the specific destiny God has for you.

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When you bring your alabaster jar to Jesus, and break it over His life and purposes, your entire house, family and future will begin to be filled with the odor of your worship, your faith and His Pres-ence. This kind of worship marks heaven for all eter-nity.

Jesus said in Mark 14:9 “Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

The second thing that we see here is that this type of giving reflects that we are not trusting in our own efforts or abilities to provide for ourselves! It reflects that we are trusting in what He has done for us, what He has provided for us, and in His wisdom to advance us in life. It is simply activating our faith to receive from Him, what He has already put into our account and withdrawing from our account. When it’s in your account, it’s yours and you don’t have to work for it! You simply and confidently withdraw from your account what He has put in it.

Hebrews 11:29 says, “By faith they passed through the Red Sea as by dry land, whereas the Egyptians, trying to do so, were drowned.”

Notice that trying will always drown you. You are either in faith or you are not. Do you remember when your parents would tell you, “Don’t try, just do it!” This is the same thing, just put your faith in God! Trying will always end in disaster as it did for the Egyptians. What I am saying here is, that whatever miracle it is that you need, it is yours NOW! It is already yours for you to receive NOW! This lady, out of the love she had for Jesus, gave her all to Jesus trusting Him with her future! This kind of radical faith will launch you into your destiny. You have a destiny. You are not an accident, but you are God’s design.

Jeremiah 29:11 says, “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to pros-per you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Notice God says He KNOWS the plans He has for you. He knows it and you can receive His plans when you begin to activate your faith. When we do things His way and begin to break our alabaster Jar over Jesus life, we’ll begin to receive the future He has for us. This is what I call the fast track to your destiny.

I can testify that Amy and I have lived this way since we have been married and I have lived this way ever since I came to know Jesus. The results of this way of living is literally out of this world. People often ask us how we have had the results we have had. We always go back to how awesome the Lord has been to help us understand that everything He came to do for us is complete and in our account. Jesus said, IT IS FINISHED! Praise God, we get in on that finished work by simply believing in what He has done and obeying His daily instructions the best we know how.

I just heard the Lord say, “… You have dwelt long enough on this mountain.” (Deut. 1:6) It is time for you to go from dreaming about your destiny to living in your destiny.

We love you and are praying for you to fulfill what He has destined for you! Be blessed!

Kamran

This month I want to bless you with the message I spoke in Quito on this very subject of “Stepping Into Your Destiny.”

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Senior Correspon-dent for ASSIST News Service (ANS) -- Iran's Ayatollah Vahid Khorosani has criticized Christian evangelism in the country and said that Shiite youth are turning to God and

being misled by Christianity. According to the government affiliated news website "Ayandeh," the Ayatollah slammed the Christian faith during his March 9 religious class for students in the Islamic seminary of Qom. Ayatollah said no one is telling government officials what Christian evangelism is doing in Qom. (Qom is a religious city 140 km south of Tehran, and home to many Grand Ayatollahs in the country). The Ayatollah added that if the authori-ties really understood Christianity as being a threat to their power they would confront it head on. But, he said, that's not happening, and as a result, "they do nothing against these evangelists who are mislead-ing our Shiite youth population."

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic republic (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) also warned against the growth of home churches in Iran during his visit in Oct. 2010 to Qom. He called them the enemies of Islam. The Supreme Leader's remarks were a green light to arrest Iranian Christians, especially new Christian converts with Muslim backgrounds. The governor of Tehran Province also called Christian evangelists, "the radicals who want to corrupt and divert the body of Islam." Iranian Christians have faced an organized wave of arrests since last Christ-mas, which led to the imprisonment of 200 believers in Iran. Twenty of them have had no progress made in their cases and await an uncertain future while holed up in detention centers.

Evangelism in Iran CriticizedBy Jeremy Reynalds

Despite the raised level of persecu-tion in Iran, our ministry team is getting stronger and stronger. Recently, I had a call from one of our leaders. We had been standing with him for the restoration of his

marriage and it has been completely restored. Inter-estingly enough, he had been referred to our minis-try by another couple whose marriage had also been restored! Now, after two marriages being restored, this man was calling to refer us to yet another couple whose marriage desperately needed help. We called this couple and began to talk to the husband, Saeed. He expressed how his entire life was a mess, how he has been on drugs, and how he had pulled his wife and his in-laws into using crystal meth. Saeed is the number two dealer in Crystal Meth sells in Tehran.

I was shocked about how the Lord has used these last two couples to lead this young man and his family to us to share Jesus Christ with them. As I began to minister to him, he opened up his heart to hear and receive Jesus Christ. We are in contact with them and covet your prayers for Saeed and his wife Fereshteh. We want to see them totally set free and restored in their lives and marriage. God is doing mighty miracles through our partnership, together we are reaching the broken young people of Iran. We are grateful to you for sending us to the people of Iran so that we can declare to them that there is freedom in Jesus Christ!

NUMBER 2 CRYSTAL METH DRUG DEALER

in Tehran RECEIVES JESUSby Kamran Karimi

Ayatollah Vahid Khorosani

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

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