And the Lord shall utter his voice before his army: — Joel 2:11a

The army of the Lord is an army that will only take orders from the Lord.  This army will not move until it hears the voice of the Lord.  The voice of the Lord will lead and guide this army to know where to invade and when to invade.  If this army moves and attacks on its own, it will fail.  Notice, the voice of the Lord goes before this army, not after it.  We do not attack and invade and then try to hear from God-–His voice goes before!  You must position yourself to be in a place to hear His voice.  You must be under generals in the army who have a direct line with God.  Trust the Lord and trust His leaders in this day and hour!  You are currently in boot camp, becoming strong in spiritual warfare.  You are learning about your weapons, how to invade and how to defend.  You are engaged in little opportunities to take ground–-one saved here, one healed here, one delivered there.  But soon the invasion will escalate; it will no longer be one person at a time, but whole cities, states, and countries will be overtaken by the army of God.  It is going to take more than just excitement, more than just one spiritual touch—it will take an ability to hear the voice of the Lord.  The Commander is talking, giving orders:  are you listening?

He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock:  and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it:  for it was founded upon a rock. — Luke 6:48

We are building a spiritual house.  We are laboring together with God (1 Cor. 3:9).  This house, which is who you are, must have a sure and solid foundation.  The only foundation strong enough to make it through the test of time is Jesus Christ, or the Word of God.  When you start to build, there is a guarantee that the floods will come, the wind will blow, the stream will beat against your house.  You cannot live on the earth and be advancing in God without coming in contact with opposing spiritual forces.  Demons have made it their mandate to come against you, your possessions, and your God-given rights.  They will come to destroy your house!  But you have everything you need as a spiritual builder:  you have the Holy Spirit, Who is greater than all demons.  You have authority that will cause the enemy to flee.  You have prayer in the Spirit, which will build and strengthen you, and you have the Word of God, that is bigger than any lie of the devil.  You must build on the foundation of the Word.  You must dig deep into the Word, not just be a skimmer of the Word.  The result will be a solid home, with a sure foundation, a house that cannot be shaken or destroyed.  To build on any other foundation will end up in ruin.  Start building on the Rock today!

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great. — Luke 6:49

It is possible to build on a sand foundation--possible to not dig deep, but to build on the surface of the Word of God.  For awhile it will seem as if everything is okay.  The sand house is going up faster than the rock house; it will be done sooner.  As long as the sun is shining, as long as sickness stays away, as long as financial trouble does not come, everything is going good, the house is looking good.  But when the flood comes, when the wind blows, when the streams hit, immediately it will fall.  You cannot build on tradition, you cannot build on religious quotes, you cannot build on what your family says, what the doctor says, what economists say, even what Christian TV says.  You need to go to the Word for yourself and get your own foundation.  The Word of God and the promise of God will stand the test of time.  Heaven and earth will pass away, but the Word will not.  Start your healing home on the Word-–start your love home on the Word-–start your prosperity home on the Word-–start your ministry on the Word.  If you need direction-–read the Word!  If you need advice-–read the Word.  If you need a Word from God-–read the Word.  Hear and do the Word, build a house, dig deep, lay the foundation on the Rock.  Notice it was not the flood that destroyed the house, not the wind, not the streams, but the foundation that caused the house to fall.  Do not look at and concentrate on the storm, look at the foundation and the storms will not matter!  They cannot shake it!

My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. — Proverbs 4:20, 21

Here is what is required to dig deep and build a strong spiritual house:  attend to His words.  You do not need to attend to the news media’s word, the magazine’s word, the newspaper’s word, even some friend’s or relative’s word.  Attend to the Word of God.  How do I attend?  “Incline your ear,” or listen to the Word.  We have TV, radios, CD players, MP3's, iPod’s, the Internet, and all kinds of means which God has given to get the Word in your ears.  You are listening to something–-let it be His Word.  “Let them not depart from your eyes!”  Look at the Word as the promises of God.  Let them paint a picture in your imagination of you as healed!  You as blessed!  You as anointed!  You as rich!  You on top!  You as victorious!  See the Word, not the problems.  “Keep them in the midst of your heart!”  What you allow in your ears and through your eyes will get into your heart.  Whatever gets into your heart in abundance you will speak (Matthew 12:34), and what you speak will produce life or death, a solid house or a ruined house.  Life and death are in the power of the tongue that spoke from your heart that was full of whatever you let in your ears and received through your eyes.  Building a strong house, a house that will stand, is easy!  Just attend to His Word!  Give your attention to the Word of God!