{"id":1247,"asset_id":1545,"title":"\"The Books Are Open and The Scales Have Tipped\" -\u00a0Madeline James, Lexington, KY","alias":"the-books-are-open-and-the-scales-have-tipped-madeline-james-lexington-ky","introtext":"<div>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.elijahlist.com\/faces\/Madeline_James_2022_600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"68\" style=\"float: left;\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"center\" \/><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"email_title_2014\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\">\r\n<h4>\"The Books Are Open and The Scales Have Tipped\" -&nbsp;Madeline James, Lexington, KY<\/h4>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"word-truncate\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When we were coming into the month of June \u2013 the halfway point of the year \u2013 the Lord began to speak to me about us being at a&nbsp;<em>tipping point<\/em>, and that the way we positioned and postured ourselves in the month of June would set the tone for these next six months.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"subtitle\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The Great Scale and the Power of the Decree<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A tipping point is defined as, \"A critical moment in a complex situation in which a small influence or development produces a sudden large or irreversible change\" (see Wordnik). Another word for&nbsp;<em>tipping point<\/em>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<em>turning point<\/em>. A turning point is defined as, \"The point at which a very significant change occurs; a decisive moment\" (see Wordnik). It takes place at a critical moment in time where change is released. I believe we are at a tipping point and a turning point in this time and in our nation. The tipping point is here.&nbsp;<em>Which way will it go?<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When the Lord began to show me these things, I saw a scale. One side of the scale was weighed down because of the evil and injustice escalating. In Proverbs 11:1 (NLT) it says, \"The Lord detests the use of dishonest scales, but He delights in accurate weights.\" The Lord told me that in order to balance and tip the scale in the right direction, \"My people must release the power of the decree. It's the power of the decrees of Heaven that will shift the scales.\"<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Job 22:28 (NKJV) declares, \"You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways.\" That word&nbsp;<em>decree<\/em>, in Hebrew, is the word&nbsp;<em>gazar,&nbsp;<\/em>and it means \"to cut,\" \"divide,\" \"cut down,\" \"cut off,\" and \"destroy.\" Decreeing isn't just releasing a powerful statement. When we are decreeing the word of the Lord, we are cutting off and destroying what's not like God. The word&nbsp;<em>establish,<\/em>&nbsp;in Hebrew, is the word&nbsp;<em>qum<\/em>, and it means \"stand,\" \"be fixed,\" \"arise,\" and \"set up.\"&nbsp;<strong>When we are declaring and decreeing, we are establishing or putting the Word of God like a stake in the ground.&nbsp; <\/strong>Read more &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/p>\r\n<\/div>","fulltext":"","state":1,"catid":"8","created":"2022-07-09 11:11:17","created_by":"873","created_by_alias":"","modified":"2022-07-09 11:11:17","modified_by":null,"checked_out":null,"checked_out_time":null,"publish_up":"2022-07-09 11:11:17","publish_down":"0000-00-00 00:00:00","images":"{\"image_intro\":\"\",\"float_intro\":\"\",\"image_intro_alt\":\"\",\"image_intro_caption\":\"\",\"image_fulltext\":\"\",\"float_fulltext\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_alt\":\"\",\"image_fulltext_caption\":\"\"}","urls":"{\"urla\":false,\"urlatext\":\"\",\"targeta\":\"\",\"urlb\":false,\"urlbtext\":\"\",\"targetb\":\"\",\"urlc\":false,\"urlctext\":\"\",\"targetc\":\"\"}","attribs":"{\"article_layout\":\"\",\"show_title\":\"\",\"link_titles\":\"\",\"show_tags\":\"\",\"show_intro\":\"\",\"info_block_position\":\"\",\"info_block_show_title\":\"\",\"show_category\":\"\",\"link_category\":\"\",\"show_parent_category\":\"\",\"link_parent_category\":\"\",\"show_associations\":\"\",\"show_author\":\"\",\"link_author\":\"\",\"show_create_date\":\"\",\"show_modify_date\":\"\",\"show_publish_date\":\"\",\"show_item_navigation\":\"\",\"show_icons\":\"\",\"show_print_icon\":\"\",\"show_email_icon\":\"\",\"show_vote\":\"\",\"show_hits\":\"\",\"show_noauth\":\"\",\"urls_position\":\"\",\"alternative_readmore\":\"\",\"article_page_title\":\"\",\"show_publishing_options\":\"\",\"show_article_options\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_backend\":\"\",\"show_urls_images_frontend\":\"\"}","version":1,"ordering":null,"metakey":"","metadesc":"","access":"1","hits":null,"metadata":"{\"robots\":\"\",\"author\":\"\",\"rights\":\"\",\"xreference\":\"\"}","featured":"1","language":"*","xreference":"","note":""}