The prophets are all in agreement that the year 2007 is the year we are to go into the enemy's camp and take back what is ours. When you hear this what comes to your mind? Is it gold, silver, land, and other material things? Have you ever asked God what it means to go into the enemy's camp and take back what is ours? Isn't our inheritance that of the Kingdom of Heaven?

When we first think of taking back that which was ours, we think with the natural side of ourselves, when we should be thinking with the spiritual side. In Matthew 6, Jesus tells the disciples, that God knows our needs and we are to take no heed of these things. Then in 6:32-33 He states: 32-(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33-But seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

So now when you begin to think of these verses, do you still think of material things? When we go into the enemy's camp are we going in under our own power or are we going in under the anointing and glory of the Most High God? As for myself I want to always do and say ONLY those things that are put before me by the Most High God. Let's explore that now.

Have you ever thought of the lambs that are right now in the enemy's camp? They think they are serving God and doing His bidding but are caught in a vicious cycle and not going anywhere. There is a great prophet who wrote a book about an end-time vision that he saw and in this book he talks about such saints.

They are in church and have little imps on their shoulders, such as: envy, jealousy, hatred, anger, etc. They are actually attending church and thinking they are really working for God. Putting their whole heart in all they do but can't get anywhere. When they start to realize that they need freedom from these things, those imps rise up and call others over to keep them oppressed and they fall back into the same things again. Does this seem familiar?

These are the ones that are in the enemy's camp and need rescuing! To rescue these lambs we need to be able to go into the enemy's camp as a lion dressed and acting like a lamb and befriend them and love them and then when the time is right God will cause us lambs to rise up and roar and bring out those who were captive.

Jesus knew of these and the ones who have never known Him either. Jesus came as a Lamb to this earth although He had the title "The Lion of Judah". Had he appeared as a lion He would have scared more than He could have ever helped. There were only a few times that we got a glimpse of His true identity: when Jesus drove out the money changers; and a few other times like when He called them a perverse and wicked generation.

This allowed Jesus to go places and do works among people He would never have touched in the synagogues. How many of us go out into the streets and byways and minister to those who are not in the churches?

Right up till the last breath that Jesus drew on that cross He was seen by satan as a lamb. This had been foretold in Isaiah 53:7. So even as they laid Jesus in the tomb satan's scouts or imps were rejoicing, "We did it! We took Him out! But, when Jesus walked up to satan and demanded the keys to death, hell and the grave,(Rev. 1:18) only then did satan realize and see Jesus as "The Lion of Judah"!

You see, we are to be like Jesus, but up until this day, we have had many walking around as 'lions'. They have set themselves up and became direct targets for satan's attacks and because of this many lambs that should have been rescued were lost due to fear. Attacks from satan are to be expected and are ok but we have to make sure we don't lose the lambs that are assigned to us.

Jesus went into the enemy's camp everyday He was on this earth. He went in as a lamb and brought sheep out of there into His eternal Kingdom.

We have to go into the enemy's camp as lambs to rescue those who are in his grips. If we went in in our full regal form we would frighten them to the point they would run away. First we befriend them, and let them know the lamb and win their trust to the point that as we are ready to leave that particular enemy's camp they will see what John did: a 'lamb', but satan will see, 'The Lion of the Tribe of Judah' leading them out of bondage and to freedom.

Yes, this is the year we will take back those things that were taken by the enemy into his camp: Our sons, our daughters, fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, cousins, and acquaintances.

Even as we go and bring these back into the Kingdom for the Father, the Father shall in return add ALL these things unto us.

God is asking for LIONS who are willing to be LAMBS in the enemy's camp until He sounds the alarm for them to rise up and ROAR. A lion's roar can cause its prey to freeze up to two miles away. That's powerful. Won't it be wonderful when we roar to see all the freedom that will be brought forth for Father God at that time?

How many of you are ready to allow the Lamb to be seen in us in order to bring those out of the enemy's camp?

Prophetess M. Yvonne Baughman

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