This word is submitted by Rodney Capshaw [capshaw355@charter.net]

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                Pulling Down the Money Changers Spirit

As I was praying about some financial matters, the Spirit of the Lord spoke
to me and said, "Begin to bind and cast down the spirit of the money changers."
I asked the Lord, "What is the spirit of the money changers?" He said that
the moneychangers are strong principalities who have controlled the wealth
of the world through the ages.  He told me that He has allowed these demons
to wield their power because the body of Christ has not been ready to be in
control of this wealth.

If He had released it sooner, many would have lavished themselves with big
beautiful buildings and gifts and declared, "Look what God has done," when
it is not much more than a shrine unto man.  As we pray against the
moneychangers, the wealth held in the their hands will be released by God.
However, we are only to build necessary buildings, not lavish buildings.  We
are not to heap upon ourselves excessive personal gifts and worldly attire,
and if we do, the flow will cease.  He wants the focus of these funds to go
to the work of the ministry, the poor, the widows, people in the street,
and the nations.

He also said He wants these funds to be used to release and send out the
"called and anointed ones".  The Lord told me He has a hidden army within
the church that He is calling out.  The ungodly systems within the world
and the church will not be able to suppress this army.  As the apostle Paul
rose up and went forth to the church in power, the Lord says, "I am calling
many, many, new disciples into the ministry battlefield."  The anointing
will be so strong on these warriors that it will cause the system that
looks for only the "educational credentials and the talented ones" to cease
to exist as we know it today.

The Lord will finance those who have been faithful through the hard and
difficult times, especially those who have ministered to the nations, the
poor, and the street people. They will receive a high measure of His supply
and anointing to extend His kingdom.  Be encouraged that when others were
turning their back and too busy to notice, He has noticed!